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Ushomyrs'ke Game Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1997 80-100 breeding pairs A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1997 5-7 breeding pairs B2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland 40
Grassland Humid grasslands 20
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 20
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban parks and gardens 11
Shrubland 9
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.