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RU120
Commander islands
Location Russia (Asian), Kamchatka
Central coordinates 166o 30.00' East  55o 0.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii
Area 3,648,679 ha
Altitude 0 - 755m
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Emperor Goose Chen canagica unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
Common Eider Somateria mollissima unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4ii  Least Concern 
Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Vulnerable 
A4iii Species group - seabirds unknown  2004  10,000 breeding pairs  unknown  A4iii   
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Coastline Sea cliffs and rocky shores  -
Grassland Edaphic grassland; Tundra  -
Sea   -

Acknowledgements The identification of IBAs and information collected between 1980 and 2009 provided by the IBA network of the Russian Bird Conservation Union (RBCU).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Commander islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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