Solovetski Archipelago and Zjizjginski island (Russia (European))

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Solovetski Archipelago and Zjizjginski island

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1996	1,600-2,100 breeding pairs	B1i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	non-breeding	1994	200-1,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	non-breeding	1994	700-1,000 individuals	B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding	1996	660-800 breeding pairs	B2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2006	5,000-12,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Solovetsky	Historical-natural Museum / Zapovednik	24

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Solovetskiye ostrova	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Wooded tundra	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas	4
Grassland	Tundra	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
forestry	80
tourism/recreation	30

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Solovetski Archipelago and Zjizjginski island (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/solovetski-archipelago-and-zjizjginski-island-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.