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Rzhyschivs'ke Game Reserve


IBA Justification

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

Habitats

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

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 26/12/2024.