UA059
Dereluj river valley


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1997 16-25 breeding pairs A1

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Humid grasslands 35
Shrubland Scrub 35
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land 25
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 60
agriculture 20
unknown 20


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dereluj river valley (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dereluj-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.