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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1994-2004	50-75 males	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1994-2004	100-130 breeding pairs	C1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1994-2004	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1994-2004	38-40 breeding pairs	B2, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1994-2004	10-20 breeding pairs	C6

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Kuja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10,788	is identical to site	0
Kuja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	10,788	is identical to site	10,759
Kuja	Dabas parks	10,790	is identical to site	10,788

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kuja. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/08/2020.