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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1998-1999	1,220-2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	1998-1999	1,000-24,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1998-1999	6,000-22,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1999	10,000-19,999 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1999	10,000-19,999 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1999	200 individuals	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	1999	1,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1999	1,800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1998-1999	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Unskyi	Zakaznik	64

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		38
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	29
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land	3
Shrubland	Scrub	1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	80
fisheries/aquaculture	45
tourism/recreation	20
urban/industrial/transport	2
agriculture	1
rangeland/pastureland	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Unskaya bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/unskaya-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.