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Ajgul and Karleut lakes


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding 1999 300-350 breeding pairs B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ajgul and Karleut lakes (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ajgul-and-karleut-lakes-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.