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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 Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1998)	40 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Smalvos hidrografinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	81	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Forest	17	Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Smalva Hydrographical Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/smalva-hydrographical-reserve-iba-lithuania on 25/12/2024.