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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2001)	15–20 pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (2001)	220–250 pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2001)	12–20 pairs	B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (2001)	15–25 pairs	B3
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (2001)	30–40 pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2001)	1–2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Porazauski	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local) (IV)	<1
1939	Belowezskaya Pushcha	National Park (II)	100
1979	Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	6
1993	Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	92	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	7	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	1	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	80
forestry	10
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bielaviežškaja Pušča (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bielaviežškaja-pušča-iba-belarus on 25/12/2024.