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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1996-1999	8 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	2002	10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2002	10-14 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	2002	20-30 breeding pairs	B3, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding	2002	20-25 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
2005	Lanciunavos misko biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas	100
2005	Lančiunavos miškas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2009	Ilgatrakio miškas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	33
Grassland		7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	60
agriculture	33
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lanciunava forest (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lanciunava-forest-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.