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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996-1999	40 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	-	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	-	3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	-	3 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	-	9 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	resident	1996-1999	15 breeding pairs	B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1996-1999	200 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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Žeimenos upė	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,025	protected area overlaps with site	165
Zeimenos ichtiologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	929	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Vakarinė Aukštaitijos nacionalinio parko dalis	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	35,005	protected area contained by site	35,005
Labanoro regioninis parkas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53,198	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Labanoro regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	55,318	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Labanoro giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53,065	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Aukstaitijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	41,056	protected area contains site	0
Aukštaitijos nacionalinis parkas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33,048	protected area contained by site	33,750
Aukstaitija	National Park	40,570	protected area contains site	36,827

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Initial area of Aukstaitija NP. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.