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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1995	200-500 individuals	B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1995	2,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1995	10,000-30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1995	50-250 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1995	1,500-2,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1995	50-150 breeding pairs	A1
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	1995	6,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1995	600-800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1995	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	breeding	1995	10,000-15,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995	500-2,000 breeding pairs	A1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	700 breeding pairs	B3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1996	300 breeding pairs	B3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1995	50-70 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1995	300-500 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1986	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1995	1,000 breeding pairs	A1
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	1986	1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1996	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1986	150-250 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	breeding	1995	3,000-7,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1995	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	resident	1996	30-60 breeding pairs	B2
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident	1990	300 breeding pairs	B3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1990	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	2001	13-20 breeding pairs	A1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995	50 breeding pairs	B3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1986	30 breeding pairs	B2
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1996	150-400 males	A1
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	breeding	1986	20,000-30,000 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1995	80,000 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1995	26,000-43,000 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Yastrabel	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local)	8
1985	Ustie Lani	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	1
1990	Nizovie Slychi	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	8
1991	Nizovie Yaseldy	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	6
1999	Mid-Pripyat	Zakaznik	94
2001	Mid-Pripyat State Landscape Zakaznik	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	91

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	42
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	38
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	60
agriculture	14
fisheries/aquaculture	10
forestry	5
hunting	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mid Prypiac' (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mid-prypiac-iba-belarus on 22/11/2024.