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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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	1996	150 breeding pairs	B1i
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	non-breeding	1996	500 individuals	B1i
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	B2
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	breeding	1996	120 breeding pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1996	3 breeding pairs	B2

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	100	30	individuals	30	very unfavourable
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	10	10	individuals	100	favourable
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	500	500	individuals	100	favourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	15	6	breeding pairs	40	unfavourable
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	120	50	individuals	42	unfavourable
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	150	150	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	100	50	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	4	4	breeding pairs	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Shrubland	-	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	-	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Dzhangul's'kiy	Regional Zakaznik	2
1980	Balka Velikiy Kastel'	Zapovedne Urotchische	-
1980	Chastina stepu na Tarkhankuts'komu pivostrovi	Regional Zakaznik	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	20
Marine Neritic		10
Shrubland	Scrub	10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
fisheries/aquaculture	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tarkhankuts'kyj peninsula (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tarkhankutskyj-peninsula-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.