Kauno Marios water reservoir & eastern coastal zone (Lithuania)

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Kauno Marios water reservoir & eastern coastal zone

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1999	50 breeding pairs	B3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	2001	5 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1998	15 males	B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	2001	10 individuals	C1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	9 breeding pairs	C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2001	20-25 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1999	8 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ornithological Reserve of the Kaunas municipality	Ornithological Reserve	-
1992	Kauno mariu regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	100
1992	Kauno marios	Regional Park	95
2004	Kauno marios	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2005	Kauno marios	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	45

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	82
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone	16
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens	2
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kauno Marios water reservoir & eastern coastal zone (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kauno-marios-water-reservoir-&-eastern-coastal-zone-iba-lithuania on 22/11/2024.