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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2002)	5 pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2002)	5 pairs	A1
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (2002)	9 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	5 / 5 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Unknown	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	10
not utilised	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: L'va floodplain (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lva-floodplain-iba-belarus on 27/12/2024.