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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1961 |
Ukrainskiy Stepnoy
|
Nature Zapovednik (Ia) |
13 |
| 1961 |
Ukrainian Steppe |
Zapovednik (-) |
100
|
| 1979 |
Landish
|
Regional Zakaznik (IV) |
-
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
86 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands |
| Forest |
14 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve (Ukraine). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ukrainian-steppe-nature-reserve-iba-ukraine on 17/01/2025.
