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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (2000)	8 pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1996–1998)	50 pairs	B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2000)	130 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Vasaknu biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas (VI)	35

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	71	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	25	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	4	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	95
agriculture	4
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: A part of the Vasaknos fish-farm (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/a-part-of-the-vasaknos-fish-farm-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.