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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	1992	130 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	1992	25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1993	120-1,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1993	1,000-2,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1993	100-150 breeding pairs	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1992	110-330 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1993	2,000-2,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1992	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	130	130	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Anas crecca	25,000	3,000	breeding pairs	12	very unfavourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	2,000	2,000	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	810	310	breeding pairs	39	very unfavourable
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	1,750	200	breeding pairs	12	very unfavourable
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	125	100	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Great White Egret Ardea alba	220	110	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	2,500	2,000	breeding pairs	80	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Dniester-Turunchuk Crossrivers Area	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	36
1995	Northern Part of the Dniester Liman	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	72
2008	Nizhnednestrovskiy	National Park	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	80
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5
Shrubland	Scrub	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-

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