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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	1999	100 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1999	20-30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1999	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2001	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2001	9-10 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1999	12 breeding pairs	B2
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2002	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2002	30 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Latveliai Botanical Reserve	Botanical Reserve	1
-	Birzu giria	Botanical/Zoological Reserve	1
1992	Birzu girios botaninis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	1
1992	Latveliu botaninis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	1
2003	Biržų giria	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2004	Biržų giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Birzu girios biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas	100
2014	Birzai Forest Asp Genetic Reserve	Gamtinis draustinis	<1
2014	Birzai Forest Birch Genetic Reserve	Gamtinis draustinis	<1
2014	Birzai Forest Fir Tree Genetic Reserve	Gamtinis draustinis	<1
2014	Birzai Forest Alder Genetic Reserve	Gamtinis draustinis	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	98
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	95
tourism/recreation	40
nature conservation and research	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Birzai forest (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/birzai-forest-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.