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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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 4-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 1999 | 6,100 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1999 | 35-40 males | A1, C1 |
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding | 1999 | 15-25 males | C6 |
Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | breeding | 1999 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | breeding | 1999 | 4 breeding pairs | B2 |
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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Dysnos upės slėniai | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 460 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Birvėtos upės slėnis ties Rimaldiške | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 113 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Birvėtos šlapžemės | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,240 | protected area contained by site | 1,240 |
Birvetos biosferos poligonas | Biosferos poligonas | 1,240 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Adutiskis-Svyla-Birveta Wetland Complex | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 6,881 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land | - |
Grassland | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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urban/industrial/transport | - |
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Birveta Fish-farm including segments of Dysna River and Birveta River valleys. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.