UA078
Kryva peninsula


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
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC breeding (1994) 18–80 pairs B2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola LC breeding (1999) 82 pairs B2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC passage (1992) 5,000–7,000 birds A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (1994) 440 pairs A4i, B1i, B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (1999) 160 pairs B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC passage (1992) 2,500 birds A4i, B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1994) 4,800–12,000 pairs A4i, B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC passage (1992) 5,000 birds B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC breeding (1994) 3,000–20,000 pairs A4i, B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1994) 20,000-49,999 pairs A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2017 very poor high 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
Himantopus himantopus 251 / 62 (pairs) 100 good
Charadrius alexandrinus 8 / 49 (pairs) 17 very poor
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 31 / 82 (pairs) 38 very poor
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1,505 / 6,000 (birds) 26 very poor
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 1,900 / 395 (pairs) 100 good
Larus cachinnans 12,000 / 383 (birds) 100 good
Little Tern Sternula albifrons 300 / 440 (pairs) 69 poor
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 100 / 160 (pairs) 63 poor
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 2,500 / 1,000 (birds) 100 good
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 50 / 2,500 (birds) 2 very poor
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 3,550 / 8,450 (pairs) 43 poor
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 60,000 / 11,500 (pairs) 100 good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Biological resource use happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Other happe­ning now 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2000 Meotida, Krivokoskiy Liman Regional Zakaznik (-) 19

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kryva peninsula (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kryva-peninsula-iba-ukraine on 23/12/2024.