Balota Dzikoje (Belarus) IBA | Details

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Balota Dzikoje

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2000)	50–100 males	A1
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding (1996–2001)	1,200–1,500 males	A1
Common Grasshopper-warbler Locustella naevia	LC	breeding (2000)	400–700 pairs	B3
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	LC	breeding (1996)	3,000–4,000 pairs	B3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	3 / 2 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Porazauski	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local) (IV)	1
1939	Belowezskaya Pushcha	National Park (II)	66
1968	Dikoe	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV)	32

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	60	Fens, transition mires and springs
Forest	38	Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
agriculture	5
other	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balota Dzikoje (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balota-dzikoje-iba-belarus on 01/01/2025.