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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1999)	40 males	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding (2001)	4–5 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (2001)	8–10 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (2001)	10–12 pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding (2001)	6 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Adutiskio telmologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	13
1988	Antanu pedologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	2
2004	Adutiskio-Guntauninku misku biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas (VI)	95
2014	Adutiskis Forest Birch Genetic Reserve	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	87	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland)	6	Raised bogs; Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	5
forestry	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Adutiskis & Guntauninkai forest complex (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/adutiskis-&-guntauninkai-forest-complex-iba-lithuania on 24/12/2024.