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RU062
Lena delta
Location Russia (Asian), Yakutia
Central coordinates 126o 15.00' East  72o 29.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 2,850,000 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2004





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Baikal Teal Anas formosa unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
King Eider Somateria spectabilis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini unknown  2004  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2004  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Lena Delta Zakaznik 2,170,522 protected area contained by site 2,170,522  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Tundra  -
Wetlands (inland) Estuarine waters  -

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: Lena delta. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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