The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage (1999) | 500 birds | B1i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage (1999) | 500 birds | B1i |
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (1999) | 100 pairs | B2 |
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster | LC | breeding (1999) | 200 pairs | B2 |
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster | LC | passage (1999) | 1,000 birds | B2 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Kajiry village) (Ukraine). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kakhovske-reservoir-(kajiry-village)-iba-ukraine on 25/12/2024.