Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | breeding | 1990 | 200-300 breeding pairs | B3 |
| Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | breeding | 1990 | 15-25 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1990 | 20-40 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident | 1995 | 3-6 breeding pairs | B2 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding | 1996 | 4-6 breeding pairs | A1, B2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhalinsko-Berezovskiy | Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve | 7,900 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Buslauka | Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local) | 7,936 | protected area overlaps with site | 7,936 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Mixed woodland | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sialiec. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sialiec-iba-belarus on 28/09/2023.
