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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2001)	35 males	C1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (2001)	15–20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Dubysos ichtiologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	13
1992	Dubysos regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas (V)	87

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	57	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens
Wetlands (inland)	19	Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Grassland	15
Forest	8	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	57
rangeland/pastureland	15
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dubysa River hereinafter Lyduvenai settlement & its valley (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dubysa-river-hereinafter-lyduvenai-settlement-&-its-valley-iba-lithuania on 27/12/2024.