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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
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	LC	breeding	1996	60-140 breeding pairs	B2
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	1996	600-1,100 breeding pairs	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1996	50-60 breeding pairs	B2
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding	1996	5,300-14,500 breeding pairs	B2
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	800-2,900 breeding pairs	B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	15-30 breeding pairs	A1
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1996	100-160 breeding pairs	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1996	40-60 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	120-200 breeding pairs	B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1996	20 breeding pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1996	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	1996	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	5-20 breeding pairs	B3
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1996	12-13 breeding pairs	B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-3,000 breeding pairs	B2
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1996	70-140 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	1996	1,600-2,700 breeding pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1996	30-110 breeding pairs	B3
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	breeding	1996	20-100 breeding pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1996	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	LC	breeding	1996	3,600-7,300 breeding pairs	B3
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1996	1,300-2,900 breeding pairs	B2
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix	LC	breeding	1996	480-2,900 breeding pairs	B3
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin	LC	breeding	1996	300-800 breeding pairs	B3
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1996	450-1,700 breeding pairs	B3
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	LC	breeding	1996	5,300-5,900 breeding pairs	B3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding	1996	2,900-8,800 breeding pairs	B2
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	1996	2,900-7,300 breeding pairs	B3
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1996	50-260 breeding pairs	B2
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	LC	breeding	1996	32,000-44,000 breeding pairs	B3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1972	Shtuchni dubovi nasadzhennya	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	Storichni dubovi nasadzhennya Vasilivs'koi lisovoi dachi	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	Dilyanka dubovogo lisu Vasilivs'koi lisovoi dachi	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	V'yazivs'ki vikovi dubi	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	Vikoviy dub	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	Vikovi dubi	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	Shtuchni dubovi nasadzhennya	Regional Nature Monument	-
1972	Dilyanka vikovikh dubiv Vasilivs'koi lisovoi dachi	Regional Nature Monument	-
1974	Balka Bandurka	State Zakaznik	<1
1979	Vasilivs'ka koloniya sirikh chapel'	Regional Zakaznik	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	89
Grassland	Humid grasslands	8
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
military	40
agriculture	8
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Samars'kyj forest (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/samarskyj-forest-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.