Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1999 | 2,000 individuals | B1i |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | passage | 1992 | 4,000-6,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 50 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | breeding | 1992 | 120 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | passage | 1999 | 500-600 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | breeding | 1992 | 1,330 breeding pairs | B1i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 1999 | 25,000-35,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 5,000-10,000 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1999 | 5,000-10,000 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 1999 | 10,000-19,999 breeding pairs | A4iii |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1999 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obytochna Spit and Obytochna Bay | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2,000 | protected area contains site | 2,000 |
| Kosa Obitochna | State Zakaznik | 8,863 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Obytichna peninsula. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/obytichna-peninsula-iba-ukraine on 09/12/2023.
