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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1998-1999	15 breeding pairs	B2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	2001	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	2001	5 breeding pairs	B2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding	1998-1999	80 breeding pairs	B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2001	220-275 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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Kretuono ežeras ir jo apylinkės	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,972	protected area contains site	1,170
Kretuono ežeras	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,182	is identical to site	1,170
Kretuonas	Ornithological Reserve	1,260	protected area contains site	1,170
Aukstaitijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	41,056	protected area contains site	0
Aukstaitija	National Park	40,570	protected area contains site	1,170

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kretuonas Landscape Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.