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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1999)	4,100 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1999)	170 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (1999)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1999)	3,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1999)	2,300–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1999)	72,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding (1999)	15,000 birds	C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter (1999)	1,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	breeding (1999)	3,000 birds	C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage (1999)	35,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1999)	50,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (1999)	3,100 birds	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (1999)	800 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage (1999)	19,700 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage (1999)	12,000 birds	B1i, C3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage (1999)	10,000 birds	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1999)	435 males	A1, B2, C1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1999)	170 males	B3, C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (1999)	70 males	C6
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	breeding (1999)	15,000 birds	C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1999)	1,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1990)	4–5 pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1999)	36 males	B2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1999)	5–10 pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (1999)	115 pairs	C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding (1999)	10 pairs	C6
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1999)	60 males	A1, C1
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1999)	3 pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (1999)	30 pairs	B2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (1999)	2,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1999)	40–100 pairs	B2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage (1999)	500 birds	C2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage (1999)	500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1999)	15 pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1999)	500 pairs	B2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage (1999)	15,000 birds	C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1999)	150 pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (1999)	3 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1999)	3 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1999)	80 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1999)	5–10 pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (1999)	9 pairs	A1, C1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1999)	70–80 birds	A1, C1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1999)	10 pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1999)	200 pairs	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding (1999)	40–50 pairs	A1, B2, C1
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1999)	3 pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1999)	3,000 birds	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996–1999)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Nemuno deltos regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	31	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	21	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	14	Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
rangeland/pastureland	31
agriculture	14
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nemunas delta regional Park (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nemunas-delta-regional-park-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.