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Kyivs'ke reservoir


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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU passage 1992 1,000-40,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC passage 1992 1,000-10,000 individuals B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC passage 1992 5,000-30,000 individuals B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra LC passage 1999 5,000-50,000 individuals B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC breeding 1992 50-150 breeding pairs A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding 1992 10-150 breeding pairs B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding 1992 15-100 breeding pairs B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding 1992 30-150 breeding pairs B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1992 2-6 breeding pairs A1, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC passage 1995 26 individuals A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC winter 1999 48 individuals A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage - 50,000-99,999 individuals A4iii

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1967 Dneprovsko-Teterevskoye Regional Zakaznik -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs 50
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry plantations 20
Grassland Humid grasslands 15
Forest Mixed woodland 10
Shrubland 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture 20
forestry 15
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kyivs'ke reservoir (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kyivske-reservoir-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.