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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
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia	LC	breeding	1999	100 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1999	20-30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1999	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2001	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2001	9-10 breeding pairs	C6
Aquila pomarina	NR	breeding	1999	12 breeding pairs	B2
Picus canus	NR	breeding	2002	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Picoides tridactylus	NR	breeding	2002	30 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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Nemunelio upes slenis	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,480	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Latveliai Botanical Reserve	Botanical Reserve	100	protected area contained by site	100
Birzu giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,356	protected area contains site	16,475
Birzu giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,356	protected area overlaps with site	16,463
Birzu giria	Botanical/Zoological Reserve	144	protected area contained by site	144

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Birzai forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2020.