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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1997	30 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1997	40 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1997	20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1997	5 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1997	3 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1997	20 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	1997	15-17 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1997	8 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997	4 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1997	6 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1997	30 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1997	100-200 breeding pairs	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Labanoro regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	100
2005	Labanoro regioninis parkas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96
2005	Labanoro giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	96
2011	Girutiskis bog	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	73
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	16
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land, Urban parks and gardens	10
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	39
agriculture	9
forestry	-
hunting	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Labanoras Regional Park (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/labanoras-regional-park-iba-lithuania on 22/11/2024.