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Uzh river valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 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 1999 240-300 breeding pairs A1
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1999 300-600 individuals B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1999 10-14 breeding pairs B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding 1999 4-6 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1972 Pukhivs'kiy Regional Zakaznik -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uzh river valley (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uzh-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.