Country/territory: Belarus
IBA criteria met: A1, B2 (2005)
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Area: 2,940 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A riverine flood-plain, most of which is still in a natural state, with wet meadows and fens dominated by sedge Carex.
Key biodiversity
An important area of breeding habitat for Acrocephalus paludicola, which also supports a rich assemblage of species of flood-plain mires in Europe. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (common), Gallinago media (uncommon).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haradzienskaja Svislač. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haradzienskaja-svislač-iba-belarus on 19/03/2024.