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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2001	45 males	C1

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
-	Panemuniu Regional Park	Regional Park	100
1992	Panemuniu regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	87
2004	Nemuno slėnio pievos tarp Raudonės ir Gelgaudiškio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Nemuno upės pakrantės ir salos tarp Kulautuvos ir Smalininkų	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2006	Nemuno upė Panemunių regioniniame parke	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	27

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		71
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	12
Other		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	71
agriculture	12

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meadows of Nemunas River valley between Raudone & Gelgaudiskis (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meadows-of-nemunas-river-valley-between-raudone-&-gelgaudiskis-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.