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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lithuanian part of the Curonian Spit	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	98
1991	Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas (II)	100
1991	Kursiu Nerija	National Park (-)	100

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

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 22/12/2024.