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Svyatoi Nos area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 1998 3-5 A1, A3
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus NT breeding 1998 20-30 individuals A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Ostrov Kameshek Bezymyannyi Nature Monument -
- Zimovejnomysskaya zasechka Nature Monument -
1984 Istochnik Kulinyh bolot Nature Monument -
1996 Lake Baikal World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Svyatoi Nos area (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/svyatoi-nos-area-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.