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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (2000)	50 males	B2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (2000–2003)	10,000 birds	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2000)	60 males	C1
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding (2000)	7–8 pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (2000)	3 pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (1999)	8 pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2000)	4–9 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Kamanu valstybinis gamtinis rezervatas	Valstybinis rezervatas (Ia)	48
1979	Kamanos Buffer Zone	Nature Reserve (-)	52

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	52	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Treeline ecotone; Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	28	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	12	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	8

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	35
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamanos Strict Nature Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamanos-strict-nature-reserve-iba-lithuania on 24/12/2024.