Valley of the Yorkutayakha river (Russia (Central Asian))

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Valley of the Yorkutayakha river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	1994-2000	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1999	500-1,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	breeding	1994-2000	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	2000	100 breeding pairs	A3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1999	3 breeding pairs	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2000	1,500 breeding pairs	A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	2000	300-400 breeding pairs	A3
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding	2000	500-700 breeding pairs	A3
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	2000	10 breeding pairs	A3
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding	2000	70 breeding pairs	A3
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding	2000	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2000	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	70
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Raised bogs, Standing fresh water	35
Shrubland		7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
rangeland/pastureland	15
hunting	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of the Yorkutayakha river (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-the-yorkutayakha-river-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.