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Korostushevskoe Game Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1997) 2,000–10,000 birds B1i
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1997) 30–80 pairs A1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC breeding (1997) 20–30 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 94 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland) 3 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland 2 Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial 1 Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 94
hunting 70
agriculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Korostushevskoe Game Reserve (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/korostushevskoe-game-reserve-iba-ukraine on 26/12/2024.