Kumikushski wetland (1623)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Kumikushski vodno-bolotny complex
Central coordinates: Latitude: 60.3383, Longitude: 55.3275
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 124 to 131
Area of KBA (km2): 759.62074
Protected area coverage (%): 91.33
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The area is mainly made up of open bogs and a system of lakes.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: This area is very important for breeding and migrating waterfowl and waders: Gavia arctica, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps grisegena, Botaurus stellaris, Nycticorax nycticorax, Cygnus cygnus, Anas plathyrhynchos, A.penelope, A.crecca, A.querquedulla, A.Acuta, A.clypeata, Aythya fuligula, A.ferina, Bucephala clangula, Fulica atra, Porzana porzana, Pluvialis apricaria, Vanellus vanellus, Tringa ochropus, Tringa glareola, T.nebularia, Actitis hypoleucos, Xenus cinerea, Phyllomachos pugnax, Lymnocryptus minimus, Gallinago gallinago, Scolopax scolopax, Numenius arquata, N,phaeropus, Limisa limisa, Larus minutus, L.ridibundus, L.cannus, L.argentatus, Sterna hirundo, St,albifrons, Grus grus. No specific counts had been made, but certainly more then 20,000 individual waterbirds occur here on passage. More research should be carried out to collect data on individual species.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 60°20'18'N 55°19'39'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 75965 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: forestry
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 15 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 83 |
Additional information
References: I.V.Karyakin, A.I.Shepel
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).