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The site was identified as important in 2001 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	1999	30-50 breeding pairs	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage	1999	80-100 individuals	A1
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999	300 breeding pairs	B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1999	250-300 breeding pairs	B2
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	1999	200 individuals	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gajchur river valley (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gajchur-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.