LT083
Dysnai & Dysnykstis lake with adjacent territory


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2001 30 males C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2005 Dysnų ir Dysnykščio apyežerių šlapžemių kompleksas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater 75
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land 13
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone 8
Grassland 3
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 13
rangeland/pastureland 3
fisheries/aquaculture major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dysnai & Dysnykstis lake with adjacent territory (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dysnai-&-dysnykstis-lake-with-adjacent-territory-iba-lithuania on 22/11/2024.