Babtai-Varlenai forest complex (Lithuania) IBA | Details

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Babtai-Varlenai forest complex

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (2002)	20 pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding (2002)	20 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Babtu-Varluvos misku biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas (VI)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	97	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Arable land

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	97
agriculture	2

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Babtai-Varlenai forest complex (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/babtai-varlenai-forest-complex-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.