LT024
Islauzas fish-ponds


Country/territory: Lithuania

IBA criteria met: B2 (2000)
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Area: 600 ha

Lietuvos Ornitologu Draugija

Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex of intensively farmed fish-ponds.

Key biodiversity
During the period 1995-1996 up to 10 pairs of breeding Sterna albifrons were found breeding in the area. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (a few calling males).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islauzas fish-ponds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islauzas-fish-ponds-iba-lithuania on 19/03/2024.