Kyliiske Mouth

Kyliiske Mouth

Country:
Ukraine
Site number:
113
Area:
44,904.3 ha
Designation date:
11-10-1976
Coordinates:
45°23'25"N 29°40'33"E
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth
  • Kyliiske Mouth

Materials presented on this website, particularly maps and territorial information, are as-is and as-available based on available data and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.


Kyliiske Mouth is part of the Danube Delta near the Romanian border. It comprises numerous channels, swamp areas, floodplain forests, freshwater lakes and sandy spits enclosing bays. It was originally designated in 1976 by the Soviet Union as part of the Site “Danube Delta and Tendrov/Yagorlitz Bays”. In 1995, after accession of Ukraine, that Site was split into three: Kyliiske Mouth, Yagorlytska Bay (Ramsar Site no.116) and Tendrivska Bay (Site no.768). In 2021 the boundary of Kyliiske Mouth was extended and delineated more accurately, increasing the total area by 12,100 hectares. The vegetation includes hydrophilic communities, reed and sedge marshes and dune communities. The Site provides habitat for large numbers of wintering, migrating, breeding and moulting waterbirds, as well as favourable environments for many fish and amphibians. More than one percent of the respective populations of the pelican species Pelecanus onocrotalus and Pelecanus crispus visit the Site. Since 2009 large-scale restoration works have been carried out, with dams removed to recover important habitats on an island within the river mouth. Human activities include fishing, livestock grazing, reed harvesting and recreation. Water is used for irrigation of rice paddies, aquaculture and household needs by the nearby town of Vilkove.

Administrative region: Odeska Oblast

Global international designation:
  • UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
National legal designation:
  • Biosphere Reserve - Danube
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • Other international designation
Last publication date: 09-08-2022
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
Archived RIS
Site map
Additional reports and documents