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Dnister delta This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

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 breeding 1992 130 breeding pairs B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca LC passage 1992 25,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus LC breeding 1993 120-1,500 breeding pairs A4i, B1i, B2
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC breeding 1993 1,000-2,500 breeding pairs A4i, B1i, B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea LC breeding 1993 100-150 breeding pairs B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC breeding 1992 110-330 breeding pairs A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding 1993 2,000-2,500 breeding pairs 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).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2017 very unfavourable very high low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no population medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name Common name Reference population Actual population Units % of population remaining Result
Anser anser Greylag Goose 130 130 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Anas crecca 25000 3000 breeding pairs 12 very unfavourable
Fulica atra Common Coot 2000 2000 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 810 310 breeding pairs 39 very unfavourable
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heron 1750 200 breeding pairs 12 very unfavourable
Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 125 100 breeding pairs 80 near favourable
Ardea alba Great White Egret 220 110 breeding pairs 50 unfavourable
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant 2500 2000 breeding pairs 80 near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather habitat shifting and alteration happening now whole area/population (>90%) moderate to rapid deterioration very high
Energy production and mining renewable energy happening now whole area/population (>90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high
Human intrusions and disturbance work and other activities likely in long term (beyond 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration medium
Natural system modifications dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use) happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) very rapid to severe deterioration very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Some of site covered (10-49%) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Very little or no conservation action taking place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Northern Part of the Dniester Liman Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 20,000 protected area contained by site 20,000
Nizhnednestrovskiy National Park 21,311 protected area contained by site 21,311
Dniester-Turunchuk Crossrivers Area Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 76,000 protected area overlaps with site 10,000

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest -
Shrubland Scrub -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dnister delta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dnister-delta-iba-ukraine on 01/10/2023.