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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1997)	4,000–6,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1997)	4,000–6,000 birds	B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1997)	5–15 pairs	B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Khristosivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	2
1997	Telizhenets'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	72	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	7	Humid grasslands
Forest	1	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
fisheries/aquaculture	20
urban/industrial/transport	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ikva river valley (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ikva-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 24/12/2024.