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Ingul 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC breeding 1996 250 breeding pairs B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC resident 1996 60 breeding pairs B2

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
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 70
Grassland Humid grasslands 30
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 40
fisheries/aquaculture -


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