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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-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (1998–1999)	15 pairs	B2
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (2001)	3–5 pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (2001)	5 pairs	B2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (1998–1999)	80 pairs	B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2001)	220–275 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Aukstaitijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas (II)	100
1974	Kretuonas	Ornithological Reserve (-)	100
1974	Aukstaitija	National Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	69	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	19	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	11	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	19
agriculture	1
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kretuonas Landscape Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kretuonas-landscape-reserve-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.