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Volochanka river basin


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU breeding 1999 present A1, A3, A4i
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus LC breeding 1999 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Tundra major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Volochanka river basin (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/volochanka-river-basin-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.