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Lake Kasonys and adjacent wetlands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding 1996-1998 30-35 breeding pairs B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Scrub -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation -
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -
not utilised -
fisheries/aquaculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kasonys and adjacent wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kasonys-and-adjacent-wetlands-iba-lithuania on 25/09/2023.