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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	10-50 breeding pairs	A1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	500 breeding pairs	B3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1996	140 breeding pairs	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1996	200-600 individuals	B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1996	5-8 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1996	30-50 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1996	70 breeding pairs	B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	breeding	1996	500-1,200 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	150-200 breeding pairs	B2
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1996	10-30 breeding pairs	A1, B2
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis	LC	breeding	1996	100 breeding pairs	B3

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

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	650	75	breeding pairs	12	very unfavourable
Grus grus	Common Crane	2	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	6	4	breeding pairs	67	unfavourable
Botaurus stellaris	Eurasian Bittern	40	11	breeding pairs	28	very unfavourable
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	70	8	breeding pairs	12	very unfavourable
Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	100	23	breeding pairs	23	very unfavourable
Chlidonias leucopterus	White-winged Tern	850	125	breeding pairs	15	very unfavourable
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	175	35	breeding pairs	20	very unfavourable
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	175	35	breeding pairs	20	very unfavourable
Bubo bubo	Eurasian Eagle-owl	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Clanga pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Acrocephalus paludicola	Aquatic Warbler	20	185	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - scale unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - motivation unknown/unrecorded	happening now	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
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Other	other threat	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant 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)
Stokhid River Floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	10,000	protected area contained by site	10,000
Stokhid	Regional Zakaznik	1,572	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sedlischens'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	350	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prypiat-Stokhid	Regional Landscape Park	44,958	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pripyat-Stokhid, Stokhid	Regional Park	28,620	protected area contains site	17,800
Lyubeshivs'kiy	Regional Park - Monument of Orchard - Park Art	12	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gulivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	242	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stokhod river valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stokhod-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 29/09/2023.