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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Plinksiai	Landscape Reserve (-)	15
1974	Plinksiu krastovaizdzio draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	18
2004	Plinksiu misko biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas (VI)	90

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

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 24/12/2024.