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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
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	1993	40-66 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1993	120-450 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1993	10-300 breeding pairs	B1i, B2

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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fishponds near Kukil'nyky village. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fishponds-near-kukilnyky-village-iba-ukraine on 27/09/2023.