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Dražbitka-Svina


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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (2004) 10–15 pairs B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding (2004) 20–30 males A1
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding (2004) 15–20 pairs B3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 58 Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland) 33 Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Sand dunes and beaches
Shrubland 5 Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial 2
Grassland 2 Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 93
fisheries/aquaculture 7
hunting major (>10)
other minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dražbitka-Svina (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dražbitka-svina-iba-belarus on 25/12/2024.