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Carpathian Biosphere Reserve


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC breeding 1996 90 breeding pairs B2
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding 1996 85 breeding pairs B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding 1996 13 breeding pairs B3
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus LC breeding 1996 260 breeding pairs B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1968 Karpatskiy National Biosphere Zapovednik 73
1992 Carpathian UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100
2007 Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
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 -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.