Data Zone
Country/territory: Lithuania
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2004)
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Area: 16,475 hectares (164.75 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of deciduous and mixed wet woodland which is under intensive forest management.
Key biodiversity
Apart from important numbers of breeding Ciconia nigra, the area is also rich in breeding woodpecker species, and rare species of owl may breed as well.
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 23/12/2024.