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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1992	1,000-8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1992	700-900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1994	520 individuals	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1999	1,000 individuals	B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1992	17,000-43,000 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1992	32,500-37,500 individuals	B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1999	800-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1992	200-700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1992	800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1992	480-900 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1999	2,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1992	1,300-2,400 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1992	1,600-2,500 individuals	B1i
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	1995	rare	A1
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1992	6,800-17,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1992	9,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter	1992	6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1992	150 breeding pairs	B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1992	200-570 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1992	1,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1992	40 breeding pairs	B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1992	3,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1999	50-60 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1992	20,000-49,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	20,000	8,500	individuals	43	unfavourable
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	5,000	2,500	individuals	50	unfavourable
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	600	100	individuals	17	very unfavourable
Greylag Goose Anser anser	2,000	1,000	individuals	50	unfavourable
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	500	110	individuals	22	not assessed
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	500	20	individuals	4	not assessed
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	8,000	5,000	individuals	63	not assessed
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	1,500	300	individuals	20	not assessed
Garganey Spatula querquedula	3,000	1,500	individuals	50	not assessed
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	3,000	500	individuals	17	not assessed
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	40,000	15,000	individuals	38	very unfavourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	30,000	15,000	individuals	50	unfavourable
Common Crane Grus grus	3,000	1,500	individuals	50	not assessed
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	50	15	individuals	30	not assessed
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	10	3	individuals	30	not assessed
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	300	50	individuals	17	not assessed
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	200	80	individuals	40	unfavourable
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	1,200	200	breeding pairs	17	not assessed
Great White Egret Ardea alba	700	500	breeding pairs	72	near favourable
Egretta garzetta	1,000	300	breeding pairs	30	very unfavourable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	100	3	individuals	3	not assessed
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	4,000	2,000	individuals	50	unfavourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	18,000	10,000	individuals	56	unfavourable
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	50	30	breeding pairs	60	not assessed
Charadrius alexandrinus	100	40	breeding pairs	40	not assessed
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	3	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	600	200	individuals	34	not assessed
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	8,000	5,000	individuals	63	not assessed
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	250	50	individuals	20	not assessed
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	10,000	5,000	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	300	30	individuals	10	very unfavourable
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	300	100	individuals	34	very unfavourable
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	2,000	1,300	individuals	65	unfavourable
Sterna nilotica	300	20	breeding pairs	7	very unfavourable
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	7,000	3,000	individuals	43	unfavourable
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	60	20	individuals	34	not assessed
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	60	10	individuals	17	very unfavourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	-	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Lebedini ostrovi	Nature Zapovednik	3
1974	Dzharilgats'kiy	State Zakaznik	<1
1974	Karkinitsky	Zakaznik	32
1976	Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska Bays	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1978	Karkinits'ka zatoka	State Zakaznik	22
1991	Lebyazhi Island	Unknown	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		75
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	25
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karkinitska-and-dzharylgatska-bays-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.