Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An offshore area (extending up to 40 km in length) in the Baltic Sea near the Kuronian spit.
In winter the area supports 6-10% of the western Palearctic population of
Melanitta fusca (at densities of up to 1,000 birds/km
2 as well as large numbers of other seaduck, e.g.
Clangula hyemalis (up to 10,000 birds). The site holds more than 20,000 waterbirds on a regular basis.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The site is covered by the national IBA monitoring network.
National High
International None20,000 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Kuršiø Nerijos, 26,394 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marine waters along the Curonian Spit (Lithuania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marine-waters-along-the-curonian-spit-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.
