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Brycalavičskaja Pušča


IBA Justification

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
Tawny Owl Strix aluco LC breeding 2004 150-170 breeding pairs B3
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding 2004 80-90 breeding pairs B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding 2004 50 breeding pairs B3
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca LC breeding 2004 3,000-3,500 breeding pairs B3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Dubrova u Batsavitskim laysnitstve Natural Monument (Local) -
- Dub u Brutsalavitskim lyasnitstve Natural Monument -
2015 Svislochsko-Berezinskiy Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 74

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland 70
Grassland Humid grasslands 20
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 70
agriculture 10
fisheries/aquaculture 2
hunting major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brycalavičskaja Pušča (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brycalavičskaja-pušča-iba-belarus on 23/11/2024.