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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	2003	5-8 breeding pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2003	5 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Braslavskie Ozera	National Park	12

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Mixed woodland	78
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	17
Grassland	Humid grasslands	3
Shrubland	Scrub	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
hunting	50
other	30
agriculture	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Janka river floodplain (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/janka-river-floodplain-iba-belarus on 24/11/2024.