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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding (1998)	30 males	C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1996–1999)	1,850 birds	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1997–1998)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1969	Pravirsulio tyrelio botaninis - zoologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	83	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland)	13	Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs; Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	4	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pravirsulio Tyrelis State Nature Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pravirsulio-tyrelis-state-nature-reserve-iba-lithuania on 24/12/2024.