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

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

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

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 22/12/2024.