Chavanščyna (Belarus) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Chavanščyna

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2003 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
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	2002	6-7 breeding pairs	A1
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2002	12 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	73
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	5
Grassland	Humid grasslands	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	92
agriculture	3
hunting	major (>10)
other	minor (<10)

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