UA056
Burshtyns'ke reservoir


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC winter (1994) 40–3,300 individuals B1i
Goosander Mergus merganser LC winter (1994) 15–250 individuals B1i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 90 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Forest 5 Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland 5 Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burshtyns'ke reservoir (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burshtynske-reservoir-iba-ukraine on 09/01/2025.