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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | 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 |
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 status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | very unfavourable | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Ixobrychus minutus | 50 / 275 (breeding pairs) | 19 | very unfavourable | ||
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | 70 / 260 (breeding pairs) | 27 | very unfavourable | ||
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | 200 / 50 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | 40 / 130 (breeding pairs) | 31 | very unfavourable | ||
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate deterioration (10–30% in 3 generations) | medium |
| Natural system modifications | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key 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 (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Konka river mouth (Ukraine). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/konka-river-mouth-iba-ukraine on 23/01/2025.