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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (2000)	10–15 males	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Cepkeliu valstybinis gamtinis rezervatas	Valstybinis rezervatas (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	88	Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	12

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karaviskes forest (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karaviskes-forest-iba-lithuania on 08/01/2025.