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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	passage	1992	17,000-21,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1999	500-2,500 individuals	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1992	400-2,000 individuals	B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1992	400-2,000 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1992	15,000-40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1992	15,000-40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1999	50-1,000 individuals	A1
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	resident	1992	700 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1992	85,000-100,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	1992	85,000-100,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1992	55,000-90,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1992	55,000-90,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	1992	180,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1992	180,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	1992	430,000-450,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1992	430,000-450,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage	1999	5-50 individuals	A1
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	passage	1992	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	1992	76,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	resident	1999	800-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1992	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1992	250 breeding pairs	B1i, B3
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	1992	rare	A1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1999	100 individuals	B1i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1992	5,250-33,600 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1992	6,800-37,450 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1999	100,000-150,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1992	4,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1992	15,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1992	8,300-28,800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	passage	1999	50 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	500,000-999,999 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1992	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1992	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1927	Chernomorskiy	National Biosphere Zapovednik	66
1974	Yagorlits'kiy	State Zakaznik	18
1976	Yagorlytska Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	47
1984	Chernomorskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1995	Tendrivska Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	53

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yagorlyts'ka and Tendrivs'ka Bays (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yagorlytska-and-tendrivska-bays-iba-ukraine on 23/11/2024.