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Uzh river valley


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1999) 240–300 pairs A1
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1999) 300–600 birds B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (1999) 10–14 pairs B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding (1999) 4–6 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1972 Pukhivs'kiy Regional Zakaznik (IV) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


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 25/12/2024.