LT079
Padauguva forest complex


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
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus LC breeding 2002 6 breeding pairs C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos LC breeding 2002 15 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
2004 Padauguvos misko biosferos poligonas Biosferos poligonas 100
2005 Padauguvos miškas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
2009 Padauguvos miškas Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 13

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone 96
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 96
agriculture 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Padauguva forest complex (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/padauguva-forest-complex-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.