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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1992)	50–60 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Malopereschepins'kiy	State Zakaznik (IV)	76

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	85	Salt marshes; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands
Forest	5	Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Velyke marsh (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/velyke-marsh-iba-ukraine on 27/12/2024.