Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding (1999) | 180–500 pairs | B2 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding (1999) | 250–300 pairs | B2 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding (1999) | 60–460 pairs | B2 |
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding (1999) | 20–80 pairs | B2 |
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | breeding (1999) | 60–200 pairs | A4i, B1i |
| Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus | VU | breeding (1999) | 100–300 pairs | B2 |
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 | medium | 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 | ||
| Ixobrychus minutus | 50 / 275 (pairs) | 19 | very poor | ||
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | 70 / 260 (pairs) | 27 | very poor | ||
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | 200 / 50 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | 40 / 130 (pairs) | 31 | very poor | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Natural system modifications | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Saur-mogila | Regional Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1975 | Urochische Pristini | State Nature Monument (III) | - |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | - |
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 27/12/2024.