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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (-)	40–50 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (-)	50 males	B2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (-)	20–25 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding (-)	5–6 pairs	C6
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1996–1998)	10–15 males	A1
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (-)	20 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (-)	10 pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (-)	20 pairs	B2, C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding (-)	6 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Cepkeliu valstybinis gamtinis rezervatas	Valstybinis rezervatas (Ia)	100
1975	Cepkeliai	Nature Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	78	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland)	29	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Arable land
Grassland	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cepkeliai Strict Nature Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cepkeliai-strict-nature-reserve-iba-lithuania on 24/12/2024.