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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
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding (2000–2003)	3 pairs	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding (2000–2003)	100 males	A1, B2, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kliosiai State Landscape Reserve	Landscape Reserve (-)	100
1992	Tyru	Botanical/Zoological Reserve (-)	65

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	85
Grassland	14	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	1	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
rangeland/pastureland	8

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flooded coastal meadows near Tyrai bog (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flooded-coastal-meadows-near-tyrai-bog-iba-lithuania on 27/12/2024.