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Rzhyschivs'ke Game Reserve


IBA Justification

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
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1996 3-5 breeding pairs A1, B2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Humid grasslands 43
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland 30
Unknown 18
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs 7
Shrubland 2
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry plantations -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
military 50
fisheries/aquaculture -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rzhyschivs'ke Game Reserve (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rzhyschivske-game-reserve-iba-ukraine on 24/11/2024.