LT087
Pabrade military training area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 2000 10-16 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Žeimenos upė Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,025 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Zeimenos krastovaizdzio draustinis Gamtinis draustinis 930 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pabradės smiltpievės Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 410 protected area contained by site 410
Pabradės smiltpievės Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 410 protected area contained by site 0
Pabrades atkuriamasis sklypas Atkuriamasis sklypas 410 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone -
Shrubland Heathland -
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs, Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
military -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pabrade military training area. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pabrade-military-training-area-iba-lithuania on 02/10/2023.