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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1997	22-30 breeding pairs	A1

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
1995	Bug	Regional Zakaznik	68

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	83
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zakhidnyj Bug river valley (Ukraine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zakhidnyj-bug-river-valley-iba-ukraine on 22/11/2024.