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Ikva river valley


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.