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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding	1993	350 individuals	B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1989	2,000-3,000 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1989	5,000-10,000 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1994	300 breeding pairs	B3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1994	20 breeding pairs	A1
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	15-20 breeding pairs	A1
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1989	50-70 breeding pairs	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1989	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1994	80 breeding pairs	B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1989	2-4 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1989	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1996	3-4 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	4-5 breeding pairs	B3
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1994	40-60 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	15	12	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Anser anser	Greylag Goose	60	11	breeding pairs	19	very unfavourable
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	300	190	breeding pairs	64	unfavourable
Aythya nyroca	Ferruginous Duck	20	7	breeding pairs	35	very unfavourable
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	150	140	breeding pairs	94	favourable
Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	90	90	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Crex crex	Corncrake	17	25	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Fulica atra	Common Coot	500	750	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Grus grus	Common Crane	4	12	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	4	3	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Botaurus stellaris	Eurasian Bittern	80	60	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	90	55	breeding pairs	62	unfavourable
Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing	60	27	breeding pairs	45	unfavourable
Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	2	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	12	12	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Gallinago media	Great Snipe	14	13	breeding pairs	93	favourable
Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	3750	2750	breeding pairs	74	near favourable
Circus pygargus	Montagu's Harrier	4	3	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Lanius excubitor		8	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Acrocephalus paludicola	Aquatic Warbler	50	10	breeding pairs	20	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Yalinnik	Regional Zakaznik	88	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shatskyi	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	48,977	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shatskiy	National Park	32,515	protected area overlaps with site	32,515
Shatsk Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	32,850	protected area overlaps with site	32,850
Rostans'kiy - 2	Regional Zakaznik	14	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
forestry	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shats'ki lakes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shatski-lakes-iba-ukraine on 28/11/2023.