Kurgalski Peninsula (1628)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Kurgalski Poluostrov
Central coordinates: Latitude: 59.7564, Longitude: 28.0694
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1 to 10
Area of KBA (km2): 98.53794
Protected area coverage (%): 99.99
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Shallow waters of the Baltic sea around Kurgalsy peninsula.
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: Hundreds of thousends of geese, 1,200,000 ducks, 100,000 waders and 1,000,000 gulls stop over during spring and autumn migration.
Delineation rationale: 2009-08-04: IBA area changed from 40,000 ha to 6,855 ha (by BL Secretariat, following RBCU spreadsheet of changes that need making). 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 59°45'23'N 28°4'10'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 6855 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 (55%) | forestry (5%) | military (48%) | not utilised (4%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 15 | |
| Forest | 21 | |
| Marine Neritic | 55 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 5 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 5 |
Additional information
References: Yu.N.Bublichenko, G.A.Noskov, 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).