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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Porazauski	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local)	<1
1939	Belowezskaya Pushcha	National Park	100
1979	Bialowieza Forest	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	64
1979	Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	6
1993	Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	92
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	7
Grassland	Humid grasslands	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 24/11/2024.