Kagul lake (Ukraine) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

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Kagul lake

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Ukraine
Subnational region(s): Odessa

IBA Justification: A1, A4iii, B2 (2000)

Area: 10,500 hectares (105.00 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ukranian Society for the Protection of Birds

Site description (2000 baseline)
A freshwater lake near the Danube delta.

Key biodiversity
The total number of migrating waterbirds that stage here exceeds 20,000 individuals, with a maximum during August-October. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (min. 13 birds in winter).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kagul lake (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kagul-lake-iba-ukraine on 15/01/2025.