Khaypudyrskaya Bay (Islands of B. Zelenets, Dolgi, Matveyev) (1428)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Khaypudyrskaya Guba, ostrova B. Zelenets, Dolgi, Matveyev
Central coordinates: Latitude: 69.2589, Longitude: 59.0236
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 30
Area of KBA (km2): 2865.42268
Protected area coverage (%): 57.60
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A shallow bay with wide, silty foreshore, surrounded by marshy tundra with a number of lakes.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 69°15'32'N 59°1'25'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 286565 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 (15%) | hunting (10%) | not utilised (75%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 23 | |
| Marine Neritic | 20 | |
| Grassland | 10 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 23 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 23 |
Additional information
References: V. V. Anufriev
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).