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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (-)	6–10 pairs	C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (-)	20 males	B3, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (-)	20 males	B3, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (-)	15–20 males	B2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1996–1999)	25–30 pairs	B2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (-)	20 pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding (-)	3–5 pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1980–1996)	26,790 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Meteliu regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas (V)	100
1992	Meteliai	Regional Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	95	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Grassland	2
Forest	1	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	2
rangeland/pastureland	2
forestry	1
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Metelys, Dusia & Obelija lakes (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/metelys-dusia-&-obelija-lakes-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.