Burnaya River Mouth (12549)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Ust'ye reki Burnaya
Central coordinates: Latitude: 60.6453, Longitude: 30.5922
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 109.80082
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Part of Ladoga lake in their's western shore.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: Waterfowl gathering on passage from many species - up to 70000-100000 individuals. Some geese are passing area without stoping (up to 20000 in total).
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 60°38'43'N 30°35'32'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 10980 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture (100%) | hunting (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 100 |
Additional information
References: V.A.Buzun
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).