Key Biodiversity Areas

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Chechen' Island and east seaside of Agrakhan peninsula (24661)
Russia, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2008
National site name: Ostrov Chechen' i vostochnoye poberezh'ye Agrakhanskogo poluostrova
Central coordinates: Latitude: 43.9231, Longitude: 47.7144
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): -27 to -19
Area of KBA (km2): 264.43023
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 43°55'23'N 47°42'52'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 26500 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
Shrubland8
Desert18
Wetlands(Inland)71
Artificial - Terrestrial2
Forest1