Key Biodiversity Areas

Izvestiy Tsik islands (16518)
Russia (Asian), Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Izvestiy Tsik islands
Central coordinates: Latitude: 75.9155, Longitude: 82.3544
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 42
Area of KBA (km2): 698.7242
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 75°54'56'N 82°21'16'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 69896 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 Coastal/Supratidal50
Grassland50