BY004
Halubickaja Pušča


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (2004) 10 breeding pairs B2
Osprey Pandion haliaetus LC breeding (1993) 6–8 breeding pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Galubitskaya Puschcha Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local) (IV) 42

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 70 Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland) 18 Standing freshwater; Raised bogs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 50
nature conservation and research 20
other 20
hunting 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Halubickaja Pušča (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/halubickaja-pušča-iba-belarus on 13/01/2025.