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 |
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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.
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 | % of IBA |
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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.