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Zhupanovskiy lagoon


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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC passage 1997 present A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage 1997 min 2,500 individuals A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1997 min 2,500 individuals A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 1997 present A1
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC passage 1997 20,000-22,000 individuals A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca LC passage 1997 10,000-12,000 individuals A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus VU resident 1997 rare A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1997 min 105,000 individuals A4iii

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1994 Zhupanovskiy liman Zakaznik 83

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhupanovskiy lagoon (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhupanovskiy-lagoon-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.