Lithuania


State of the World's Birds - case studies

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

  • Skov, H., Vatikus, G., Raudonikis, L., Sidlo, P. O., Kalamees, A., Luigijze, L., Stipneice, A., Welander, B., Kondratyev, A,. Grishanov, G., Scheller, W., Struwe-Juhl, B., Leivo, M., Flensted, K. N. and Rasmussen, J. F. (2000) Inventory of coastal and marine Important Bird Areas in the Baltic Sea. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
  • Raudonikis. L. (2004) Europos sÄ…jungos veikÅ¡mÄ—s Paukščiams Svarbios Teritorijos Lietuvoje [Important Bird Areas of European Union importance in Lithuania]. Kaunas: Lithuanian Ornithological Society and Institute of Ecology. [In Lithuanian and English]
  • Raudonikis. L. and Kurlavicius, P. (2000) Paukščiams svarbiosteritorijos Lietuvoje [Important Bird Areas in Lithuania]. Vilnius: Lithuanian Ornithological Society and Institute of Ecology. [In Lithuanian and English]

Lithuania at a glance

Land area

65,300 km2

BirdLife Partner

Lietuvos Ornitologu Draugija

Species

Total number of birds 242
Globally threatened birds 12
Country endemics 0

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Number of IBAs 84
Total IBA area 7,124 km2
IBA area as % of land area 11%

Endemic Bird Areas

Number of EBAs 0



Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Lithuania. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/lithuania on 23/12/2024.