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Kinburns'kyj peninsula


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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT non-breeding 1996 1,950 individuals B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 1996 11 breeding pairs B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC non-breeding 1996 2,380-3,480 individuals B1i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus LC breeding 1996 2,090-2,290 breeding pairs A4i, B1i

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 not assessed low not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name Common name Reference population Actual population Units % of population remaining Result
Burhinus oedicnemus 5 7 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Charadrius alexandrinus 2 15 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Sterna hirundo Common Tern 90 300 breeding pairs 100 favourable

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 - motivation unknown/unrecorded likely in long term (beyond 4 years) small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Biological resource use logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded likely in long term (beyond 4 years) 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%) slow but significant deterioration low
Climate change and severe weather storms and floods happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Natural system modifications dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown) likely in long term (beyond 4 years) small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Residential and commercial development commercial and industrial development happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Transportation and service corridors roads and railroads happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed
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)
Yagorlytska Bay Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 34,000 protected area overlaps with site 0
Kinburn Peninsula Unknown 17,890 protected area contains site 4,000
Chernomorskiy National Biosphere Zapovednik 87,348 protected area overlaps with site 0
Chernomorskiy UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 87,348 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation -
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kinburns'kyj peninsula. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kinburnskyj-peninsula-iba-ukraine on 30/09/2023.