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The site was identified as important in 2001 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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1999	60 individuals	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1999	2,000 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1999	10,000 individuals	B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	1999	1,200 individuals	B1i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	1999	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage	1999	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1999	300 individuals	B2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage	1999	60 individuals	A1
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999	150 breeding pairs	B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	1999	1,000 individuals	B1i
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1999	100 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	1,200	800	individuals	67	unfavourable
Smew Mergellus albellus	1,000	60	individuals	6	very unfavourable
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	1,000	40	individuals	4	very unfavourable
Ixobrychus minutus	150	85	breeding pairs	57	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Vodyans'ki Kuchuguri	Regional Zakaznik	7
1998	Ivanivs'kiy bar	Regional Zakaznik	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Energodar) (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kakhovske-reservoir-(energodar)-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.