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RU163
North-east Sakhalin lagoons
Location Russia (Asian), Sakhalin
Central coordinates 143o 15.00' East  52o 10.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 250,000 ha
Altitude 0 - 40m
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Bean Goose Anser fabalis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Falcated Duck Anas falcata unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Baikal Teal Anas formosa unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Greater Scaup Aythya marila unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Not Recognised 
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Little Curlew Numenius minutus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Red Knot Calidris canutus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Mew Gull Larus canus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Little Tern Sterna albifrons unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Coastal lagoons  -
Forest Forest tundra (boreal/arctic)  -
Shrubland   -
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) Urban areas  -

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: North-east Sakhalin lagoons. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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