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Tyk and Viakhtu bays


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage 1997 present A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding 2004 present A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage 1997 present A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1997 present A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 1997 present A1
Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri LC passage 1997 present A4i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator LC passage 1997 present A4i
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus LC passage 1997 present A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC passage 1997 present A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage 1997 present A1
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata LC passage 1997 present A4i
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata LC passage 1997 present A4i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica LC passage 1997 present A4i
Charadrius mongolus NR passage 1997 present A4i
Little Curlew Numenius minutus LC passage 1997 present A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT passage 1997 present A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT passage 1997 present A4i
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea CR passage 1997 present A1
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus LC passage 1997 present A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN breeding 1997 present A1
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus VU resident 1997 present A1

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
1980 Aleksandrovskiy Zakaznik 28

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Forest Coniferous forest (temperate/boreal) minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tyk and Viakhtu bays (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tyk-and-viakhtu-bays-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.