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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	- (1999)	300 birds	C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1999)	800 birds	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996–1999)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1999)	80 males	A1, C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1996–1998)	15 males	B3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (1996–1999)	20 pairs	B2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (1999)	30 pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1999)	80 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Senosios Rusnes ornitologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	64
Artificial/Terrestrial	31	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	64
agriculture	31
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flooded meadows arround the Senoji & Naujoji Rusne lakes (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flooded-meadows-arround-the-senoji-&-naujoji-rusne-lakes-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.