Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i (2000)
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Area: 140,220 hectares (1,402.20 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
Lake system in the Bolshezemelskaya tundra.
Key biodiversity
An important breeding and moulting area for for Anser fabalis and ducks (80,000--100,000), according to the previous European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Acknowledgements
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: Vashutkiny, Padimeyskiye and Kharbeyskiye lakes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vashutkiny-padimeyskiye-and-kharbeyskiye-lakes-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.