Key Biodiversity Areas

Sibirskaya anabranch (Irtysh flood-plain) (18868)
Russia (European), Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1c
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Protoka Sibirskaya (poima reki Irtysh)
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.0769, Longitude: 74.8389
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 50 to 75
Area of KBA (km2): 97.64763
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Data for 1999
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: Important area for waterbirds and some criteria (A1) birds.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 54°4'37'N 74°50'20'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 9800 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: agriculture (90%) | fisheries/aquaculture (10%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)21
Forest9
Grassland70

Additional information


References: Yakimenko V.V.Solovyov S.A.