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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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1998-1999	1,800 nests	A4i, B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1999	3-5 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1999	3 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1999	300 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1999	79 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1999	min 3,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

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
-	Lithuanian part of the Curonian Spit	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	98
1991	Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	100
1991	Kursiu Nerija	National Park	100
2004	Kuršių nerijos nacionalinis parkas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Kuršių marios	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44
2004	Kuršių marios	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2005	Kuršių nerija	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Curonian Spit National Park	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	61
Shrubland	Heathland	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land	3
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lithuanian part of the Curonian Spit (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lithuanian-part-of-the-curonian-spit-iba-lithuania on 22/11/2024.