UA062
Ingul 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 breeding (1996) 250 pairs B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax LC resident (1996) 60 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 70 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland 30 Humid grasslands

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 26/12/2024.