Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix | LC | breeding | 1999 | 35 males | C6 |
Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | passage | 1999 | 2,000-5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 1999-2003 | 3,000-7,000 individuals | C3 |
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1999 | 20-35 males | B3, C6 |
Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1999 | 55 males | B3, C6 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1999 | 600-900 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 28 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1999 | 12-17 males | B2, C6 |
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola | LC | breeding | 1999 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 40-60 breeding pairs | C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 6-9 breeding pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 1999 | 20 breeding pairs | C6 |
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos | LC | breeding | 1999 | 32 breeding pairs | C6 |
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola | VU | breeding | 1999 | 15 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1 |
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica | LC | breeding | 1999 | 10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Žuvinto; Žaltyčio ir Amalvo pelkės | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 18,490 | is identical to site | 18,490 |
Žuvinto ežeras ir Buktos miškas | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 15,868 | protected area contained by site | 18,493 |
Zuvinto biosferos rezervatas | Biosferos rezervatas | 18,490 | is identical to site | 18,490 |
Zuvintas | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 9,210 | protected area contained by site | 9,210 |
Zuvintas | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 7,500 | protected area contained by site | 5,442 |
Zuvintas | Nature Reserve | 5,442 | protected area contained by site | 5,442 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone | - |
Grassland | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
forestry | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/06/2022.