Name |
Approx. area (km2) |
Functional significance |
Wetlands key species |
Number of species listed in the Russian Red Data Book |
| 1. The White Sea Kandalaksha Gulf, including state
nature zapovednik "Kandalakshski" (Murmansk oblast) |
20.8 |
Mass nesting, migrations |
Swans, wild geese, eiders, sandpipers |
24 animals, 7 plants |
| 2. Delta of the Volga, including state biosphere
zapovednik "Astrakhanski" (Astrakhan oblast) |
8,000.0 |
Mass nesting and spawning, molting, migrations |
Waterfowl and colonial circumaquatic birds (nesting of
over 1.5 mln. birds, migratory flying of 10 - 20 mln. Birds). Sturgeon
species |
21 animals, 4 plants |
| 3. The Khanka Lake, including state nature zapovednik
"Khankaiski" (Primorski krai) |
310.0 |
Nesting, molting, migrations |
Water and colonial fowl (nesting of over 25 thou birds
and migratory flying of 0.5 - 2.0 mln. Birds) |
25 animals, 24 plants |
| 4. The Onega Gulf of the White Sea, including state
zakaznik "Kuzova" (Republic of Karelia) |
40.0 |
Mass nesting |
Sea colonial birds (auk, silver seagull, eider),
nesting of 4 thou birds |
5 animals |
| 5. Pskov-Chudskoe Lake lowlands, including state
zakaznik "Remdovski" (Pskov oblast) |
936.0 |
|
Water and circumaquatic fowl (160 thou specimens). Migration
of about 4 mln. Per day (sparrow, predatory species, and others) |
9 animals |
| 6. System of Kama-Baka ldinskie marshes, incl. state
nature zapovednik "Kerzhenski" (Nizhni Novgorod oblast) |
2,265.0 |
Nesting |
Water and circumaquatic fowl (50 thou birds) |
4 animals |
| 7. Floodlands of the Oka River and a section of the
Pra River floodlands within the national park "Meshcherski"(Ryazan oblast) |
1,615.4 |
Concentrations while migrating, nesting |
Wild ducks, sandpipers, seagulls (75.0 - 300.0 of wild
geese while spring migrating) |
5 animals |
| 8. Veselovskoe water storage pool (Rostov oblast) |
3,090.0 |
Nesting, molting, halt while migrating |
|
|
| 9. The Manich-Gudilo Lake (Republic of Kalmikia-Khalmg
Tangch and Rostov oblast) |
1,126.0 |
Mass nesting and migrations |
Colonial circumaquatic and water fowl (nesting of about
40 thou birds and migratory autumn flying of about 3.5 mln. birds, including geese and
barnacles) |
29 animals |
| 10.- 11. Delta of the Kuban River: a group of
estuaries between the Kuban and Protoka rivers, and the Arkharo-Grivenskaya system of
estuaries in the Eastern Azov area, including state zakaznik "Priazovski"
(Krasnodar krai) |
1,730.0 |
Mass nesting, molting, halt while migrating |
Waterfowl, sandpipers, colonial circumaquatic birds
(after reproduction period - 0.5 mln. birds, during migration - 2.0 - 3.5 mln.) |
19 animals |
| 12. Islands in the Obskaya Guba (Bay) of the Kara Sea,
including state zakaznik "Nizhneobski" (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area) |
1,280.0 |
Mass nesting, molting and migration; fattening and
spawning |
Waterfowl (after reproduction period - 0.7 - 1.5 mln.
birds).Sig fish species |
5 animals |
| 13. Nizhnee Dvuobie (The Ob River lowlands), including
state zakaznik "Kunovatski" (Khanti-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Areas) |
5,400.0 |
Ranks among the world largest nesting and molting
places |
Waterfowl (3.0 - 3.5 mln. birds) |
5 animals |
| 14. Verkhnee Dvuobie (the Ob River area), including
state zakaznik "Yelizarovski" (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Area) |
4,700.0 |
Mass nesting and molting, migrations |
Waterfowl (nesting of 1.2 - 1.5 mln. birds, migrate -
3.0 mln.) |
5 animals |
| 15. Lakes of the Tobol-Ishim forest steppe, including
state zakaznik "Belozerski" (Tyumen oblast) |
12,170.0 |
Mass nesting, molting, migrations |
Waterfowl (up to 600 thou birds) and circumaquatic
colonial birds (spring migration of 3.0 - 5.0 specimens, autumn migration - up to 10 mln.) |
22 animals |
| 16. The Chani Lake system, including state zakaznik
"Kirzinski" (Novosibirsk oblast) |
3,650.0 |
Mass nesting and migrations |
Waterfowl and circumaquatic birds (about 200.0 thou
birds) |
8 animals |
| 17. The lake system of the Bagan River lower part
(Novosibirsk oblast) |
268.8 |
Concentrations while nesting, local and far-range
migrations |
Waterfow (reproduction of about 50.0 th. specimens,
migration - 90.0 thou) |
4 animals |
| 18. Delta of the Selenga River within state zakaznik
"Kabanski" (Republic of Buryatia) |
121.0 |
Mass nesting, molting and migrations |
Waterfowl (after reproduction period - 320.0 thou
birds, autumn migration - up to 5.0 mln.) |
11 animals |
| 19. The Toreiskie Lakes, including state nature
zapovednik "Daurski" (Chita oblast) |
1,725.0 |
Important nesting location, mass migrations |
Waterfowl and circumaquatic birds |
30 animals |
| 20. The Khingan-Arkharinskaya lowlands within the
state zapovednik "Khinganski" and state zakaznik "Ganukan" (Amur
oblast) |
2,000.0 |
Nesting super-concentration, halts while migratory
flying |
Waterfowl |
15 animals, 10 plants |
| 21. The Zeya-Bureya Plain within the
state zakaznik "Muravievski" (Amur oblast) |
326.0 |
Nesting and migrations |
Rare species of waterfowl (up to 15.0 thou birds) |
3 animals, 3 plants |
| 22. The Bolon Lake and estuaries of the Selgon and
Simmi Rivers (Khabarovsk krai) |
5,380.0 |
Nesting concentration, molting, migrations |
Waterfowl (migration of up to 80 % birds flying across
Nizhnee Priamurie (lower part of the Amur area); resting halts of 0.8 - 1.2 mln. birds) |
7 animals, 3 plants |
| 23. The Udyl Lake and estuaries of the Bicha, Bitka
and Pilda Rivers (Khabarovsk krai) |
576.0 |
Important habitat in all life periods |
Waterfowl, multiple rare bird species ( ) |
9 animals |
| 24. Estuary of the Svir River, including state nature
zapovednik "Nizhne-Svirski" (Leningrad oblast) |
605.0 |
Mass concentrations while migrating |
Waterfowl and circumaquatic birds (0.8 mln. specimens) |
|
| 25. The Gulf of Finland Southern Coast, Baltic Sea,
within the state zakaznik "Lebyazhi" (Leningrad oblast) |
64.0 |
Concentration while migrating and nesting |
Waterfowl and circumaquatic birds (up to 125.0 thou
specimens) |
5 animals |
| 26. The Kurgalski Peninsula of the Gulf of Finland,
Baltic Sea, within the state zakaznik "Kurgalski Poluostrov" ("Kurgalski
Peninsula") (Leningrad oblast) |
650.0 |
Mass nesting and migrations |
|
9 animals, 2 plants |
| 27. The Berezovie Islands of the Gulf of Finland,
Baltic Sea, within the state zakaznik "Berezovie Ostrova" ("Birch
Islands") (Leningrad oblast) |
120.0 |
Mass concentrations during spring migration |
Waterfowl and circumaquatic birds |
8 animals |
| 28. A system of Mshinskie marshes and lower part of
the Oredezh River within the Republican state zakaznik "Mshinskoe Boloto"
("Mshinskoe Marshes") (Leningrad oblast) |
751.0 |
Nesting, molting and migration period concentrations |
Waterfowl (simultaneous flying of 50.0 - 60.0 thou
birds) |
9 animals |
| 29. Parapolski Dol (Vale) (Koryak Autonomous Area) |
12,000.0 |
Mass nesting, molting and migrations |
Waterfowl (nesting of up to 0.5 mln. birds) |
4 animals |
| 30. The Karaginski Island of the Bering Sea (Koryak
Autonomous Area) |
1,936.0 |
Nesting and migrations |
Waterfowl and sea colonial birds (nesting of up to 50.0
thou waterfowl specimens, spring migration of up to 250.0 thou) |
6 animals |
| 31. The Moroshechnaya River, including state zakaznik
"Reka Moroshech-naya"("Moroshechnaya River") (Koryak Autonomous Area) |
2,190.0 |
Important place for concentrations in all life
periods; spawning |
Waterfowl (spring migration of about 5.0 mln. birds)
and sea colonial birds |
5 animals |
| 32. The Utkholok Cape, including state zakaznik
"Mys Utkholok" ("Utkholok Cape") (Koryak Autonomous Area) |
4,158.0 |
Important nesting, molting and migration habitat |
Waterfowl (the number in the molting period - 5.0 -
10.0 thou birds) |
2 animals |
| 33. The area between the Pura and Mokkoritto Rivers,
including state zakaznik "Purinski" (Taimyr Dolgano-Nenets Autonomous Area) |
11,250.0 |
Mass nesting and molting; mass concentration of wild
reindeer |
Wild geese (up to 200.0 thou specimens): wild reindeer |
3 animals |
| 34. The Brekhovskie Islands in the Yenisei River
estuary (Taimyr Dolgano-Nenets Autonomous Area) |
14,000.0 |
Important concentration |
Waterfowl; sig fish species and Siberian sturgeon |
6 animals |
| 35. Delta of the Gorbita River (Taimyr Dolgano-Nenets
Autonomous Area) |
750.0 |
Nesting and molting concentrations |
Waterfowl |
3 animals |
