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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	1999	20 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	breeding	1996	40 males	B2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1996-1999	10 breeding pairs	B2
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2002	12 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2000	8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1996	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
1988	Visincios krastovaizdzio draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	3
1988	Salcios hidrografinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	2
1988	Visincios hidrografinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	1
1992	Zygmantiskiu geomorfologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	12
1998	Rudninku krastovaizdzio draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	10
1998	Kernavo telmologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	8
2004	Rudninku girios biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas	100
2004	Kernavo pelkė	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2004	Visinčios upės slėnis ties Gudeliais	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Rūdninkų giria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2009	Rūdninkų viržynai	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2009	Šalčios ir Visinčios upių slėniai	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	93
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	3
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater	2
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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