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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	50-100 breeding pairs	A1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996-2001	1,000-4,000 breeding pairs	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1996-2001	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1996-2001	100-200 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	2001	15 breeding pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	2001	1-2 breeding pairs	A1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	B3
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1996-2002	4,600-7,600 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC	breeding	2004	6,000-8,500 breeding pairs	B3
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides	LC	breeding	1996-2001	1,500-3,000 breeding pairs	B3
Common Grasshopper-warbler Locustella naevia	LC	breeding	2004	150-200 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Zvanets	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local)	100
2002	Zvanets	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs	78
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	13
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
not utilised	30
agriculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balota Zvaniec (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balota-zvaniec-iba-belarus on 23/11/2024.