Syvash Bay (2043)
Ukraine, Europe
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Tadorna tadorna | Common Shelduck | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Otis tarda | Great Bustard | VU | 2000 | A1b, A1d |
| Aves | Sterna sandvicensis | Sandwich Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Larus minutus | Little Gull | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Anser erythropus | Lesser White-fronted Goose | VU | 2000 | A1b, A1d, D1a |
| Aves | Larus genei | Slender-billed Gull | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Limicola falcinellus | Broad-billed Sandpiper | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Tringa erythropus | Spotted Redshank | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Larus melanocephalus | Mediterranean Gull | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Calidris alpina | Dunlin | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Calidris minuta | Little Stint | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Grus virgo | Demoiselle Crane | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
| Aves | Grus grus | Common Crane | LR/lc | 2000 | D1a |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Cygnus olor | Mute Swan | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Chlidonias hybrida | Whiskered Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Recurvirostra avosetta | Pied Avocet | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Anser anser | Greylag Goose | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Sterna albifrons | Little Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged Stilt | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Gallinago media | Great Snipe | LR/nt | 2000 | |
| Aves | Ardea purpurea | Purple Heron | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Calidris alba | Sanderling | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Larus cachinnans | LR/lc | 2000 | | |
| Aves | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Charadrius alexandrinus | Kentish Plover | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Limosa lapponica | Bar-tailed Godwit | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Glareola pratincola | Collared Pratincole | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Sterna caspia | Caspian Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Tringa stagnatilis | Marsh Sandpiper | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Larus ichthyaetus | Pallas's Gull | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Egretta garzetta | LR/lc | 2000 | | |
| Aves | Tringa totanus | Common Redshank | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Sterna nilotica | Gull-billed Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Casmerodius albus | Great White Egret | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Charadrius hiaticula | Common Ringed Plover | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Pluvialis squatarola | Grey Plover | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | LR/lc | 2000 | |
| Aves | Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-heron | LR/lc | 2000 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Syvash Bay. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.