Solovetski Archipelago and Zjizjginski island (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Solovetski Archipelago and Zjizjginski island

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (1996)	1,600–2,100 pairs	B1i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	non-breeding (1994)	200–1,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	non-breeding (1994)	700–1,000 birds	B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (1996)	660–800 pairs	B2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding (2006)	5,000–12,500 pairs	A4i, B1i

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	very low
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 population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Solovetsky	Historical-natural Museum / Zapovednik (V)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

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

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 22/12/2024.