The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar site management plans -- Russian Federation, Karaginsky Island (file 2)

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K A R A GI N S K Y  I S L A N D

"KARAGINSKY ISLAND" RAMSAR SITE
(file 2 of 6)

Table 2: Abundance of birds in the "Karaginsky Island" Ramsar site at the nesting period
  Population density (pairs/sq.km) and total number (individuals) of some species in various habitats  
Species Floodplain forest Betula ermanii forest Siberian dwarf-pine elfin woods Tundra and bogs (open woodless areas) Bank scarps
  Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Red-throated Loon (Red-throated Diver) G. stellata 0.3 600 - - - - - - - -
Arctic Loon G. arctica 0,01 20 - - - - - - - -
Red-necked Grebe P. grisegena 0,02 40 - - - - - - - -
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis - - - - - - - - 0,2 40
Pelagic Cormorant (Pelagic Shag) Ph. pelagicus - - - - - - - - 100 20000
Mallard A. platyrhynchos 0,1 200 - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Green-winged Teal A. crecca 2,0 4000 - - 7,5 600 - - - -
Eurasian Wigeon A penelope 0,1 200 - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Pintail A. acuta 1,6 3200 - - 12,5 1000 - - - -
Tufted duck A. fuligula 0,3 600 - - 10,0 800 - - - -
Greater Scout A. marila 0,2 400 - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Harlequin Duck H. histrionicus -   3,1 5000 -   - - - -
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis 0,01 20 - - -   - - - -
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula -   - - 10 20 - - - -
Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

 0,4 800 - - -   - - - -
Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

0,5 1000 - - -   - - - -
White-winged Scoter M.deglandi 0,3 600 - - -   - - - -
Red-breasted Merganser

M. serrator

0,2 400 - - 0,5 400 - - - -
Table 2 continued
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Willow Ptarmigan L. lagopus 1,8 1800 6,0 9600 - - - - - -
Rock Ptarmigan L. mutus - - 4,0 6400 5,0 400 - - - -
Mongolian Plover

Charadrius mongolus

 - - 0,1 200 -   - - - -
Wood sandpiper T. glareola 0,5 500 - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Greenshank T. nebularia - - - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Gray-tailed TattlerHeter.brevipes - - - - 2,0 160 - - - -
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - - - - 1,3 100 - - - -
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus - - - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Northern (Red-necked) Phalarope Ph.lobatus 0,2 400 - -     - - - -
Long-toed Stint C.subminuta 1,0 1000 - - - - - - - -
Dunlin C. alpina 1,0 1000 - - - - - - - -
Common Snipe G. gallinago - - - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Parasitic Jaeger (Arctic Skua) S. parasiticus 0,2 2000 - - - - - - - -
Long-tailed Jaeger S.longicaudus 1,0 1000 - - - - - - - -
Common Black-headed Gull L. ridibundus 0,02 40 - - - - - - - -
Slaty-backed Gull L schistisagus - - - - - - - - 80 16000
Mew Gull L. canus - - - - 1,2 400 - - - -
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla - - - - - - - - 1200 240000
Common Tern S. hirundo 0,05 100 - - 1,5 100 - - - -
Arctic Tern S. paradisaea 0,5 1000 - - 12,5 1000 - - - -
Aleutian Tern S. aleutica 0,01 200 - - 10,0 800 - - - -
Common Murre Uria aalge - - - - - - - - 600 120000
Thick-billed Murre (Brunnich’s Gullemoth) Uria lomvia               -    
Pigeom Gullemot Cepphus columba - - - - - - - - 3 600
Table 2 continued
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Marbled Murrelet Brach. marmoratus - - - - - - - - 0,5 100
Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brach. brevirostris - - - - - - - - 0,5 100
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus - - - - - - - - 2 400
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella - - - - - - - - 1,0 200
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla - - - - - - - - 0,5 100
Parakeet Auklet Cyclorrhynchus psittacula - - - - - - - - 1,0 200
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata - - - - - - - - 5,0 1000
Tufted Puffin Lunda cirrhata - - - - - - - - 25,0 5000
Common Cuckoo C. canorus - - 0,1 220 - - 0,3 50 - -
Oriental Cuckoo C. saturatus - - - - - - 0,2 40 - -
Great Spotted Woodpecker  D. major - - - - - - 0,4 70 - -
Bank Swallow (Sand Martin) Riparia riparia - - - - - - - - 10,0 2000
Eurasian Skylark A. arvensis 4,0 4000 - - - - - - - -
Indian (Olive) Tree Pipit A. hodgsoni - - - - - - 4,0 700 - -
Pechora Pipit A. gustavi 4,0 4000 - - 2,5 200 - - - -
Red-throated Pipit A. cervinus 25,0 25000 13,0 20800 31,0 2500 - - - -
Yellow Wigtail M. flava 24,0 24000 19,0 30400 54,0 4300 - - - -
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - - - - 6,5 500 - - - -
White (Pied) Wagtail Motacilla alba 1,0 1000 4,0 6400 4,5 400 - - - -
Brown Shrike L. cristatus - - 0,5 800 - - 2,0 300 - -
Nutcracker N. caryocatactes - - 0,2 320 - - 1,0 180 - -
(Common, Northern) Raven C. corax   - - - - - - - 1,0 200
Table 2 continued
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella - - 0,1 160 - - - - - -
Middendorff’s Grasshopper Warbler L.ochotensis - - 13,0 20800 29,5 2400 2,0 300 - -
Arctic Warbler Ph. borealis - - 11,0 17600 83,0 6600 9,0 1600 - -
Dusky Warbler Ph. fuscatus - - 6,4 10200 11,0 900 - - - -
Siberian Rubythroat L.calliope - - 8,0 12800 2,5 200 2,0 400 - -
Bluethroat L. svecica - - 1,3 2000 12,0 1000 5,0 900 - -
Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus - - 5,0 80200 28,0 2400 7,5 1400 - -
Willow Tit P. montanus - - - - - - 0,7 100 - -
Oriental Greenfinch Ch. sinica 0,5 500 4,0 6400 1,3 100 - - - -
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea - - 0,8 1300 - - - - - -
Rosy Finch Leucosticte arctoa - - 2,0 3200 - - - - - -
Common Rosefinch C. erythrinus - - 6,0 9600 4,5 400 1,0 200 - -
Pine Grosbeak P. enucleator - - 3,0 4800 1,3 100 18,0 3200 - -
Rustic Bunting E. rustica - - - - - - 22,0 4000 - -
Yellow-breasted Bunting E. aureola - - - - 1,0 80 3,3 600 - -
Lapland Longspur (Laapland Bunting) C. lapponicus 27,0 27000 6,0 9600 10,0 800 - - -  
Total 97,82 106620 166,6 258800 374,1 30060 78,4 14040 2019,7*

10

 403740*

2200

* - Numerator is the number of birds nesting at the rocky eastern coast, denominator is that at the western coast

The first place by the species diversity belongs to passerines (27 species or 34% of the total number of nesting birds without birds of prey and owls). Next are ducks (13 species or 16%), auks (11 species or 14%), waders (10 species or 13%), and gulls (9 species or 11%). Passerines are the first by the nesting density (77.5-282.6 pairs/sq. km) in various biotopes. In nesting period the total number of passerines is 360,000 birds (44% of the total number of nesting birds). Next in abundance are gulls (>262000, 32%) and auks (> 127,000 birds, 16%). Table 5.

Table 3: The number of birds in the "Karaginsky Island" Ramsar site at the nesting period (by orders)
  Population density (pairs/sq.km) and total number (individuals) of some species in various habitats
Species group Floodplain forest Betula ermanii forest Siberian dwarf-pine elfin woods Tundra and bogs (open woodless areas) Bank scarps
  Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number
Loons 0,31 620 - - - - - - - -
Grebes 0,02 40 - - - - - - - -
Shearwaters - - - - - - - - 0,2 40
Cormorants - - - - - - - - 100,0 20000
Geese 5,71 11420 3,1 5000 48,0 3420 - - - -
Gallinaceous birds 1,8 1800 10,0 16000 5,0 400 - - - -
Waders 2,7 2900 0,1 200 13,3 1060 - - - -
Gulls 1,78 4340 - - 25,2 2300 - - 1280,0 256000
Auks - - - - - - - - 638,5 -
Cuckoos - - 0,14 220 - - 0,5 90 - -
Woodpeckers - - - - - - 0,4 70 - -
Passerines 86,5 85500 103,3 237380 282,6 22880 77,5 13880 11,0 2200
Total 97,82 106620 166,6 258800 374,1 30060 78,4 14040 2019,7*

10

 403740*

2200

* - Nominator is the number of birds, nesting on rocky eastern coast; denominator is that number on the lowland eastern coast

 Table 4: The number of major bird species in the "Karaginsky Island" Ramsar site at the postbreeding period
  Density (pairs/sq.km) and total number (individuals) of some species in various habitats
Species Floodplain forest Betula ermanii forest Siberian dwarf-pine elfin woods Tundra and bogs (open woodless areas) Bank scarps
  Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number Population density Number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Red-throated Loon (Red-throated Diver) G. stellata 0.3 660 - - - - - -   -
Arctic Loon G. arctica 0,01 20 - - - - - -   -
Red-necked Grebe P. grisegena 0,02 60 - - - - - -   -
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis - - - - - - - - 0,5 50
Pelagic Cormorant (Pelagic Shag) Ph. pelagicus - - - - - - - - 220,0 22000
Mallard A. platyrhynchos 0,1 440 - - 11,0 440 - -   -
Green-winged Teal A. crecca 2,0 8800 - - 33,0 1320 - -   -
Eurasian Wigeon A penelope 0,1 440 - - 11,0 440 - -   -
Pintail A. acuta 1,6 7040 - - 55,0 2200 - -   -
Tufted duck A. fuligula 0,3 1320 - - 44,0 1760 - -   -
Greater Scout A. marila 0,2 880 - - 11,0 440 - -   -
Harlequin Duck H. histrionicus - - 13,6 11000 - - - -   -
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis 0,01 50 - - - - - -   -
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula - - - - 44,0 50 - -   -
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 0,4 1760 - - - - - -   -
Black Scoter Melanitta americana 0,5 2200 - - - - - -   -
White-winged Scoter M.deglandi 0,3 1320 - - - - - -   -
Red-breasted Merganser M. serrator 0,2 880 - - 2,2 880 - -   -
Willow Ptarmigan L. lagopus 1,8 5200 34,8 27800 - - - -   -
Table 4 continued
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