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Sikhote-Alin' Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN breeding (2004) present A1, A3
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN breeding (2004) present A1, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1935 Sikhote-Alinsky Zapovednik (Ia) 74
1978 Sikhote-Alin UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100
2001 Central Sikhote-Alin World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sikhote-Alin' Nature Reserve (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sikhote-alin-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/12/2024.