LT087
Pabrade military training area


IBA Justification

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
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 2000 10-16 breeding pairs C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2003 Pabradės smiltpievės Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 40
2004 Pabrades atkuriamasis sklypas Atkuriamasis sklypas 40
2004 Pabradės smiltpievės Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 19

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone 89
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs, Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater 6
Shrubland Heathland 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
military major (>10)
forestry major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pabrade military training area (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pabrade-military-training-area-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.