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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The estuary of the Molochnaya river, near Kirilovka village.
The total number of breeding waterbirds is 12,000-15,000 pairs, while the total number of waterbirds staging on passage is 197,000-286,000 individuals, including up to 20,000
Fulica atra. The total staging is dependent on weather and water conditions.
National None
International High22,400 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Molochnyi Liman, 22,400 ha).
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.
