Delta of River Severnaya Dvina (1468)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Delta Severnoy Dviny
Central coordinates: Latitude: 64.6739, Longitude: 40.2789
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 12
Area of KBA (km2): 1121.65596
Protected area coverage (%): 23.85
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A large delta of Dvina rivers with a number of meanders and islands.
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: In total up to 135000 Anas sp. and 170000 marine ducks are passing throuth area.
Delineation rationale: 2009-08-12: IBA area changed from 130,000 ha to 112,170 ha (by BL Secretariat, following RBCU spreadsheet of changes that need making). 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 64°40'26'N 40°16'44'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 112170 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: agriculture (10%) | fisheries/aquaculture (50%) | hunting (30%) | not utilised | tourism/recreation (20%) | urban/industrial/transport (7%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 6 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 27 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 9 | |
| Marine Neritic | 27 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 27 | |
| Grassland | 4 |
Additional information
References: V.A.Andreev
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).