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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding (1989)	500–600 pairs	B3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1991)	22 pairs	A1
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (2004)	10–15 pairs	B2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1999–2002)	28–35 males	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Zhitkovichskiy	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
not utilised	30
forestry	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bielaje fish farm (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bielaje-fish-farm-iba-belarus on 23/12/2024.