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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1994	500-700 individuals	B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	700-1,400 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	5,000-20,000 breeding pairs	B3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1996	5,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1994	600-2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1996	400-600 breeding pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1994	100 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1996	1,000-2,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1996	20 breeding pairs	A1
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	1996	2,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	60-100 breeding pairs	B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	breeding	1996	20,000-30,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	passage	1996	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1994	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1994	4-8 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	40 breeding pairs	B3
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1996	1,200-2,200 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC	breeding	1996	20,000-30,000 breeding pairs	B3
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B3
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis	LC	breeding	1996	100 breeding pairs	B3
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1996	200-1,000 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1994-1996	50,000-99,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	2	17	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	150	15	breeding pairs	10	very unfavourable
Garganey Spatula querquedula	1,500	75	breeding pairs	5	very unfavourable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	1,250	75	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	21	45	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	200	100	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Common Crane Grus grus	6	15	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	1	6	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	500	18	breeding pairs	4	very unfavourable
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	3,500	250	breeding pairs	8	very unfavourable
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	1,750	100	breeding pairs	6	very unfavourable
Great Snipe Gallinago media	20	5	breeding pairs	25	very unfavourable
Gallinago gallinago	111	38	breeding pairs	35	very unfavourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	3,500	225	breeding pairs	7	very unfavourable
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	25,000	200	breeding pairs	1	very unfavourable
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	2,000	200	breeding pairs	10	very unfavourable
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	6	2	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	1	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	1,750	2,150	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	25,000	7,500	breeding pairs	30	very unfavourable
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	20	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	[various]	Unknown	100
1979	Vetlivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	3
1979	Velikoglushans'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	2
1979	Girkivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	2
1979	Tsirs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	2
1985	Birkivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	5
1985	Prip'yats'kiy - 3	Regional Zakaznik	3
1985	Schedrogirs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	2
1985	Prip'yats'kiy - 1	Regional Zakaznik	2
1985	Prip'yats'kiy - 2	Regional Zakaznik	1
1993	Zalukhivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	<1
1994	Richits'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	4
1995	Prypiat-Stokhid	Regional Landscape Park	25
1995	Prypiat River Floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pryp'yat' river valley (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prypyat-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.