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Mikulinetskie fish-ponds


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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Mikulinets'kiy Regional Zakaznik (IV) 3
1983 Bagrinivs'kiy Regional Zakaznik (IV) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 100 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

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 24/12/2024.