LT091
Agricultural land near the Kalvarija settlement


IBA Criteria

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2001 80 males C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana LC breeding 2001 20 males C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC breeding 2001 20 breeding pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding 2001 6 breeding pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding 2001 200 breeding pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 2001 6 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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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Kalvarijos apylinkės Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 19,751 protected area contained by site 0
Kalvarija Biosphere Polygon Biosferos poligonas 19,751 protected area contained by site 0
Grandai Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 15 protected area contained by site 0
Aguonio geomorfologinis draustinis Gamtinis draustinis 332 protected area contained by site 329

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land -
Grassland -
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland -
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland -
agriculture -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Agricultural land near the Kalvarija settlement. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.