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Korostushevskoe Game Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1997 2,000-10,000 individuals B1i
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1997 30-80 breeding pairs A1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC breeding 1997 20-30 breeding pairs B2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland 94
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 3
Grassland Humid grasslands 2
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.