Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | passage | 1992 | 11,000-16,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1992 | 200-3,000 individuals | B1i |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 1992 | 19,000-22,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | passage | 1992 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | B1i |
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | LC | passage | 1992 | 6,000-7,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1992 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosa Fedotova | State Zakaznik | 1,910 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Azovo-Sivashskoye | Regional Zakaznik | 57,430 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Azovo-Sivashskiy | National Park | 52,154 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Utlyuk lyman. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/utlyuk-lyman-iba-ukraine on 04/12/2023.
