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Ushomyrs'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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1997) 80–100 pairs A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (1997) 5–7 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 40 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland 20 Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland) 20 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial 11 Urban parks and gardens
Shrubland 9

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
forestry 60
agriculture 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ushomyrs'ke Game Reserve (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ushomyrske-game-reserve-iba-ukraine on 25/12/2024.