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The site was identified as important in 2001 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
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1999	180-500 breeding pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999	250-300 breeding pairs	B2
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1999	60-460 breeding pairs	B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1999	20-80 breeding pairs	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1999	60-200 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1999	100-300 breeding pairs	B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Ixobrychus minutus		275	50	breeding pairs	19	very unfavourable
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	260	70	breeding pairs	27	very unfavourable
Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	50	200	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ardea alba	Great White Egret	130	40	breeding pairs	31	very unfavourable

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 short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Urochische Pristini	State Nature Monument	17	protected area overlaps with site	0
Saur-mogila	Regional Nature Monument	3	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Konka river mouth. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/konka-river-mouth-iba-ukraine on 04/12/2023.