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Mikulinetskie fish-ponds


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
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC non-breeding 1993 120-500 individuals B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU breeding 1996 250-300 breeding pairs B3
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1996 15-30 breeding pairs A1
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding 1996 40-60 breeding pairs B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding 1996 250-300 breeding pairs B1i, B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding 1996 150-170 breeding pairs B2

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
1976 Mikulinets'kiy Regional Zakaznik 3
1983 Bagrinivs'kiy Regional Zakaznik -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture 100
hunting 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mikulinetskie fish-ponds (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mikulinetskie-fish-ponds-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.