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 |
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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) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
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.