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The site was identified as important in 2016 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	2002	present	A3
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus	LC	breeding	1977	3,000 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	2002	min 2,640 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	non-breeding	2002-2005	10,000-17,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii	NT	breeding	2002	20-100 individuals	A1, A3
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	breeding	1981	min 100 breeding pairs	A1, A2, A3, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2013	Beringiya	National Park	41

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vankarem lowlands and Kolyuchin bay (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vankarem-lowlands-and-kolyuchin-bay-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.