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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
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1997)	40–200 pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1997)	1–2 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Girnits'ke boloto	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	<1
1996	Orikhivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	16

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	55	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Forest	10	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
forestry	20
fisheries/aquaculture	2
urban/industrial/transport	2
not utilised	1
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orikhivski lake-system (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orikhivski-lake-system-iba-ukraine on 25/12/2024.