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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 Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1999	30 breeding pairs	B3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1997-1999	10 males	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1997-1999	10 breeding pairs	B2
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2002	8 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2001	10 breeding pairs	C6

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
-	Plinksiai	Landscape Reserve	15
1974	Plinksiu krastovaizdzio draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	18
2004	Plinksiu misko biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas	90
2009	Vidgirio miškas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2010	Plinkšių miškas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	82
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	6
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Standing freshwater	6
Grassland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	6
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plinksiai state Nature Reserve and its environs (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plinksiai-state-nature-reserve-and-its-environs-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.