BY040
Brycalavičskaja Pušča


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Tawny Owl Strix aluco LC breeding (2004) 150–170 pairs B3
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding (2004) 80–90 pairs B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding (2004) 50 pairs B3
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca LC breeding (2004) 3,000–3,500 pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Dub u Brutsalavitskim lyasnitstve Natural Monument (III) -
- Dubrova u Batsavitskim laysnitstve Natural Monument (Local) (III) -

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.