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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	passage (1992)	2,000–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (1992)	10,000–12,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1992)	25,000–40,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1992)	5,000–12,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter (1992)	80,000–100,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (1992)	25,000–30,000 birds	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage (1992)	5,000–12,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	passage (1992)	5,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	passage (1999)	4,500–6,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	passage (1999)	700–750 birds	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage (1999)	800–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (1992)	1,000–3,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1992)	50–250 pairs	B1i, B3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage (1999)	400–600 birds	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding (1992)	4,000–5,500 pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1992)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1992)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Molochniy liman	State Zakaznik (IV)	94
1974	Radivonivs'kiy	State Zakaznik (IV)	<1
1984	Zakhisna lisosmuga s. Dunaivka	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	-
1988	Stepanivs'ka kosa	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	95
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Molochnyj Liman (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/molochnyj-liman-iba-ukraine on 23/12/2024.