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Sialiec


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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 (1990) 200–300 pairs B3
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC breeding (1990) 15–25 pairs B2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (1990) 20–40 pairs B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident (1995) 3–6 pairs B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding (1996) 4–6 pairs A1, B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Buslauka Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (Local) (IV) 42
1978 Mikhalinsko-Berezovskiy Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV) 4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 66 Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest 25 Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 9 Arable land

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 65
fisheries/aquaculture 25
agriculture 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sialiec (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sialiec-iba-belarus on 05/12/2024.