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RU134
Babushkina bay
Location Russia (Asian), Magadan
Central coordinates 153o 22.00' East  59o 12.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 30,000 ha
Altitude 0 - 25m
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Common Merganser Mergus merganser unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Tundra  -
Wetlands (inland) Coastal lagoons  -
Sea Open sea; Sea inlets  -

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: Babushkina bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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