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Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Vasylivka village)


IBA Justification

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) 2,500 birds B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC passage (1999) 2,500 birds A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1999) 500 birds B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC non-breeding (1999) 2,500 birds B1i
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC breeding (1999) 300 pairs B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC passage (1999) 2,000 birds B2
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU passage (1999) 250 birds B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1999) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 very poor high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 650 / 1,000 (birds) 65 poor
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 60 / 2,500 (birds) 3 very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance likely in short term (<4 years) some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Climate change and severe weather likely in short term (<4 years) few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Lisoviy masiv Regional Zakaznik (IV) 17

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Vasylivka village) (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kakhovske-reservoir-(vasylivka-village)-iba-ukraine on 23/12/2024.