Key Biodiversity Areas

Manily lakes (16502)
Russia (Asian), Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Manily lakes
Central coordinates: Latitude: 62.4011, Longitude: 165.3411
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 10
Area of KBA (km2): 219.9341
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

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)
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 62°24'4'N 165°20'28'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 22000 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

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal50
Marine Coastal/Supratidal50