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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 Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1996–1999)	8 pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (2002)	10 pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (2002)	10–14 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding (2002)	20–30 pairs	B3, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	breeding (2002)	20–25 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Lanciunavos misko biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas (VI)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.