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Braslav lakes


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT breeding 2011 20-25 breeding pairs B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT breeding 2011 15-20 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Snudy Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local) 11
- Valuny Kamyani Volasa Natural Monument -
- Valun lya v.Lyavoshki Natural Monument -
1970 Mezhozerniy Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve 6
1995 Braslavskie Ozera National Park 75

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Braslav lakes (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/braslav-lakes-iba-belarus on 24/11/2024.