Prypiackija baloty (Belarus) IBA | Details

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Prypiackija baloty This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2003)	200–500 pairs	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (2003)	100–150 pairs	A1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2003)	100–150 pairs	B2
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident (2003)	100 pairs	B3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2003)	4–6 pairs	A1
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident (2003)	40–50 pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2003)	50–60 pairs	B3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	not assessed	very high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (<4 years)	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Park Duraschevichy	Natural Monument (Local) (III)	-
1969	Prypyatskiy	National Park (II)	91

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	74	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	15	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs
Grassland	6	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	4

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	65
hunting	65
nature conservation and research	35
agriculture	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prypiackija baloty (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prypiackija-baloty-iba-belarus on 23/12/2024.