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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Chernomorskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.