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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	LC	breeding (1997)	100–150 pairs	B2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–3,000 birds	B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage (1997)	500–800 birds	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1997)	40–60 pairs	A1, B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1999)	20–25 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Velikodobron's'kiy	State Zakaznik (IV)	44

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	30	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	22	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Forest	8	Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
not utilised	12
nature conservation and research	10
forestry	8
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Latorytsya river valley near Chop (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/latorytsya-river-valley-near-chop-iba-ukraine on 27/12/2024.