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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	-	15-20 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1996-1999	60 males	B2
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	-	70 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	-	15 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	-	6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1996-1999	15 breeding pairs	B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	-	500 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Dzukijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	100
1991	Dzukija	National Park	100
2004	Dainavos giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	95
2004	Merkio upė	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Ūlos upė žemiau Rudnios	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Dainavos giria	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	83
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	12
Grassland		2
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
agriculture	12
rangeland/pastureland	2
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dzukija National Park (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dzukija-national-park-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.