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

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	[various]	Unknown (-)	100
1979	Vetlivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	3
1979	Velikoglushans'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	2
1979	Girkivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	2
1979	Tsirs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	2
1985	Birkivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	5
1985	Prip'yats'kiy - 3	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	3
1985	Schedrogirs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	2
1985	Prip'yats'kiy - 1	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	2
1985	Prip'yats'kiy - 2	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	1
1993	Zalukhivs'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	<1
1994	Richits'kiy	Regional Zakaznik (IV)	4
1995	Prypiat-Stokhid	Regional Landscape Park (V)	25

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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

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 23/12/2024.