LT021
Labunava forest


Country/territory: Lithuania

IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2004)
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Area: 5,663 hectares (56.63 km2)

Lietuvos Ornitologu Draugija

Site description (2000 baseline)
Deciduous forests, mostly wet, that are intensively managed.

Key biodiversity
The best site in Lithuania for breeding Aquila pomarina and some other birds of prey. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (on passage), Crex crex (breeding).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Labunava forest (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/labunava-forest-iba-lithuania on 25/12/2024.