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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2000	700 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2000	4 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	2000	3 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1999	5 breeding pairs	B2

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
1988	Mûðos tyrelio telmologinis draustinis	Nature Reserve	29
1992	Zagares regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	34
2003	Mūšos Tyrelio pelkė	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34
2005	Mūšos Tyrelio pelkė	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	38
2005	Mūšos tyrelio miškas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	83
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	13
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	3
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
energy production and mining	12
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Musos tyrelis raised bog with surrounding forest (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/musos-tyrelis-raised-bog-with-surrounding-forest-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.