Surroundings of Kiyesh'yaur lake (1565)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Okrestnosti ozera Kiyesh'yaur
Central coordinates: Latitude: 69.0195, Longitude: 30.1072
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 156 to 179
Area of KBA (km2): 65.71941
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Small area of marshy forest in the north-west of Murmansk region.
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.
Additional biodiversity: 1996 year was not tipically cold for this area. All phenological dates were moved for 2-3 weeks. as a result the number of all bird species were certainly lower than ussually. The density of birds differs (higher) from surrounding territories
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 69°1'10'N 30°6'26'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 6565 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
Summary of habitats in KBA: The area is a complex of fens, lakes and adjacent raised and transition mires, which distincly differs from the surrounding areas of taiga (as observed in 1996), not only as a landscape, but also as an area with significantly higher number of Tringa glareola, Tringa erythropus and Numenius phaeropus.The IBA is also very little impacted upon by local people: the area is only used by local hunters and berry-collectors in the autumn (='Other' land-use; no more than 30-40 berry collectors at any one time).'Other' threat = a variety of minor problems.
Land use: not utilised (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 70 | |
| Forest | 30 |
Additional information
References: S.A.Dylyuk
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).