UA053
Carpathian Biosphere Reserve


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding (1996) 90 pairs B2
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding (1996) 85 pairs B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding (1996) 13 pairs B3
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus LC breeding (1996) 260 pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1968 Karpatskiy National Biosphere Zapovednik (Ia) 73
1992 Carpathian UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland - Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carpathian-biosphere-reserve-iba-ukraine on 23/12/2024.