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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

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

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.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Himantopus himantopus	251 / 62 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Charadrius alexandrinus	8 / 49 (breeding pairs)	17	very unfavourable
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	31 / 82 (breeding pairs)	38	very unfavourable
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	1,505 / 6,000 (individuals)	26	very unfavourable
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	1,900 / 395 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Larus cachinnans	12,000 / 383 (individuals)	100	favourable
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	300 / 440 (breeding pairs)	69	unfavourable
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	100 / 160 (breeding pairs)	63	unfavourable
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	2,500 / 1,000 (individuals)	100	favourable
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	50 / 2,500 (individuals)	2	very unfavourable
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	3,550 / 8,450 (breeding pairs)	43	unfavourable
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	60,000 / 11,500 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid deteri­oration (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Other	happen­ing now	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
2000	Meotida, Krivokoskiy Liman	Regional Zakaznik (-)	19

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kryva peninsula (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kryva-peninsula-iba-ukraine on 25/01/2025.