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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
Low-lying peninsula with numerous lakes connected by channels with each other and to the Pechora Sea.
One of the most important sites in north European Russia for breeding swans, geese, and ducks, and for moulting swans (2,000), geese (30,000--40,000), and ducks (100,000). Recent count data are not available for any bird species.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Proposed as a Ramsar Site. No recent information.
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Varandeyskaya Lapta peninsula (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/varandeyskaya-lapta-peninsula-iba-russia-(european) on 25/11/2024.
