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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
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1999	180-500 breeding pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999	250-300 breeding pairs	B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1999	60-460 breeding pairs	B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1999	20-80 breeding pairs	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1999	60-200 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1999	100-300 breeding pairs	B2

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
Ixobrychus minutus	275	50	breeding pairs	19	very unfavourable
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	260	70	breeding pairs	27	very unfavourable
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	50	200	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great White Egret Ardea alba	130	40	breeding pairs	31	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	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

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
1972	Saur-mogila	Regional Nature Monument	-
1975	Urochische Pristini	State Nature Monument	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Konka river mouth (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/konka-river-mouth-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.