BY029
Dražbitka-Svina


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2004 10-15 breeding pairs B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding 2004 20-30 males A1
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 2004 15-20 breeding pairs B3

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Kozyanskiy Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve 44,400 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Drozbitka-Svina Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 6,727 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest -
Shrubland Scrub -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Sand dunes and beaches -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
forestry -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dražbitka-Svina. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dražbitka-svina-iba-belarus on 19/03/2024.