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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	49 pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1996)	2–4 pairs	A1, B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (1996)	60–100 pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (1996)	1 pairs	B2
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	breeding (1996)	16,600 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Petrivs'kiy dub-veleten'	Regional Nature Monument (III)	-
1991	Karavan	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	95	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	4	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	1	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	95
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Izyums'ka Luka forest (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/izyumska-luka-forest-iba-ukraine on 25/12/2024.