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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1992	1,000-8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1992	700-900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1994	520 individuals	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1999	1,000 individuals	B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1992	17,000-43,000 individuals	B1i
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1992	32,500-37,500 individuals	B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1999	800-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1992	200-700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1992	800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1992	480-900 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1999	2,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1992	1,300-2,400 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1992	1,600-2,500 individuals	B1i
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	1995	rare	A1
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1992	6,800-17,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1992	9,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter	1992	6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1992	150 breeding pairs	B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1992	200-570 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1992	1,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1992	40 breeding pairs	B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1992	3,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1999	50-60 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1992	20,000-49,999 breeding pairs	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	20000	8500	individuals	43	unfavourable
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	5000	2500	individuals	50	unfavourable
Branta ruficollis	Red-breasted Goose	600	100	individuals	17	very unfavourable
Anser anser	Greylag Goose	2000	1000	individuals	50	unfavourable
Somateria mollissima	Common Eider	500	110	individuals	22	not assessed
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	500	20	individuals	4	not assessed
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	8000	5000	individuals	63	not assessed
Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	1500	300	individuals	20	not assessed
Spatula querquedula	Garganey	3000	1500	individuals	50	not assessed
Mareca penelope	Eurasian Wigeon	3000	500	individuals	17	not assessed
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	40000	15000	individuals	38	very unfavourable
Fulica atra	Common Coot	30000	15000	individuals	50	unfavourable
Grus grus	Common Crane	3000	1500	individuals	50	not assessed
Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon	50	15	individuals	30	not assessed
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	10	3	individuals	30	not assessed
Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian Spoonbill	300	50	individuals	17	not assessed
Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis	200	80	individuals	40	unfavourable
Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	1200	200	breeding pairs	17	not assessed
Ardea alba	Great White Egret	700	500	breeding pairs	72	near favourable
Egretta garzetta		1000	300	breeding pairs	30	very unfavourable
Pelecanus crispus	Dalmatian Pelican	100	3	individuals	3	not assessed
Pelecanus onocrotalus	Great White Pelican	4000	2000	individuals	50	unfavourable
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant	18000	10000	individuals	56	unfavourable
Haematopus ostralegus	Eurasian Oystercatcher	50	30	breeding pairs	60	not assessed
Charadrius alexandrinus		100	40	breeding pairs	40	not assessed
Numenius tenuirostris	Slender-billed Curlew	3	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	600	200	individuals	34	not assessed
Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	8000	5000	individuals	63	not assessed
Larus ichthyaetus	Pallas's Gull	250	50	individuals	20	not assessed
Larus cachinnans	Caspian Gull	10000	5000	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Sternula albifrons	Little Tern	300	30	individuals	10	very unfavourable
Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian Tern	300	100	individuals	34	very unfavourable
Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	2000	1300	individuals	65	unfavourable
Sterna nilotica		300	20	breeding pairs	7	very unfavourable
Thalasseus sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern	7000	3000	individuals	43	unfavourable
Circus macrourus	Pallid Harrier	60	20	individuals	34	not assessed
Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed Sea-eagle	60	10	individuals	17	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland		12435	12435	-	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		37307	37307	-	poor (40-69%)	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 - unintentional effects: large scale	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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)
Yagorlytska Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	34,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lebyazhi Island	Unknown	9,612	protected area contained by site	9,612
Lebedini ostrovi	Nature Zapovednik	3,160	protected area overlaps with site	0
Karkinitsky	Zakaznik	27,646	protected area contained by site	27,646
Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska Bays	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	87,000	is identical to site	87,000
Karkinits'ka zatoka	State Zakaznik	38,343	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dzharilgats'kiy	State Zakaznik	300	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karkinitska-and-dzharylgatska-bays-iba-ukraine on 04/10/2023.