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The site was identified as important in 2006 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	breeding	2005	1,000-1,200 individuals	A4i, A3
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	breeding	2005	55-70 individuals	A1, A3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	2005	6,000-8,000 individuals	A4i, A3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	breeding	2005	100-200 individuals	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	2005	7,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, A3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	2005	8,000-15,000 individuals	A4i, A3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	2005	300-400 individuals	A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	breeding	2005	800-1,000 individuals	A3
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding	2005	20,000-30,000 individuals	A3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	2005	4,000-4,500 individuals	A3
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	breeding	2005	10,000-20,000 individuals	A3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	2005	50-100 individuals	A3
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2005	5,000-5,500 individuals	A3
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	1980-2005	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	A3, A4ii
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	breeding	1980-2005	500-1,500 breeding pairs	A3, A4ii
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	VU	breeding	1980-2004	4-20 individuals	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding	2005	6,000-7,000 individuals	A3
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	2005	170,000-180,000 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1980-2005	230,000-600,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Dolina reki Yuribey	Nature Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	67
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water	18
Shrubland		15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
hunting	100
agriculture	93
not utilised	10
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper and Middle Yuribey (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-and-middle-yuribey-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/11/2024.