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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1994	500-700 individuals	B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	700-1,400 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	5,000-20,000 breeding pairs	B3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1996	5,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1994	600-2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1996	400-600 breeding pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1994	100 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1996	1,000-2,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1996	20 breeding pairs	A1
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	1996	2,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	60-100 breeding pairs	B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	breeding	1996	20,000-30,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	passage	1996	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1994	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1994	4-8 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	40 breeding pairs	B3
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1996	1,200-2,200 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC	breeding	1996	20,000-30,000 breeding pairs	B3
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B3
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis	LC	breeding	1996	100 breeding pairs	B3
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1996	200-1,000 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1994-1996	50,000-99,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Anser anser	Greylag Goose	2	17	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	150	15	breeding pairs	10	very unfavourable
Spatula querquedula	Garganey	1500	75	breeding pairs	5	very unfavourable
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	1250	75	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	21	45	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Fulica atra	Common Coot	200	100	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Grus grus	Common Crane	6	15	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	1	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Botaurus stellaris	Eurasian Bittern	500	18	breeding pairs	4	very unfavourable
Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing	3500	250	breeding pairs	8	very unfavourable
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	1750	100	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Gallinago media	Great Snipe	20	5	breeding pairs	25	very unfavourable
Gallinago gallinago		111	38	breeding pairs	35	very unfavourable
Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	3500	225	breeding pairs	7	very unfavourable
Chlidonias leucopterus	White-winged Tern	25000	200	breeding pairs	1	very unfavourable
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	2000	200	breeding pairs	10	very unfavourable
Bubo bubo	Eurasian Eagle-owl	6	2	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable
Clanga pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Acrocephalus paludicola	Aquatic Warbler	1750	2150	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler	25000	7500	breeding pairs	30	very unfavourable
Anthus pratensis	Meadow Pipit	20	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zalukhivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	839	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vetlivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	600	protected area contained by site	0
Velikoglushans'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	360	protected area overlaps with site	0
Tsirs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	210	protected area contained by site	0
Schedrogirs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	700	protected area contained by site	0
Richits'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	1,046	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prypiat-Stokhid	Regional Landscape Park	44,958	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prypiat River Floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12,000	is identical to site	12,000
Prip'yats'kiy - 3	Regional Zakaznik	320	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prip'yats'kiy - 2	Regional Zakaznik	220	protected area contained by site	0
Prip'yats'kiy - 1	Regional Zakaznik	340	protected area contained by site	0
Girkivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	400	protected area contained by site	0
Birkivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	850	protected area overlaps with site	0
[various]	Unknown	0	protected area contains site	12,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pryp'yat' river valley. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.