Key Biodiversity Areas

Tyuleni island (24660)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2008
National site name: Ostrov Tyuleni
Central coordinates: Latitude: 44.4525, Longitude: 47.5545
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): -27 to -23
Area of KBA (km2): 115.82232
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 44°27'9'N 47°33'16'E 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
Shrubland8
Unknown7
Wetlands(Inland)84
Artificial - Terrestrial1