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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
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (1996)	20 males	B3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1998)	1,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Novaraiscio ornitologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	100
1992	Novaraistis	Ornithological Reserve (-)	99

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	55	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland)	41	Raised bogs; Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Novaraistis State Ornithological Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/novaraistis-state-ornithological-reserve-iba-lithuania on 25/12/2024.