Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | passage | 2000 | 100 individuals | B2 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | passage | 2000 | 100 individuals | B2 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | passage | 2000 | 100 individuals | B2 |
| Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | LC | passage | 2000 | 1,000-2,500 individuals | B3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | very unfavourable | very high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | 1,750 | 75 | breeding pairs | 5 | very unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | 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 areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cholgins'kiy | Regional Zakaznik | 88 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cholhyns'kyj zakaznyk (Ukraine). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cholhynskyj-zakaznyk-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.