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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1996-1999	800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1996-1999	700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	-	6,000-9,000 individuals	C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	-	2,000-3,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	-	400-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	passage	1990-1999	1,800-4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	-	10,000-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	-	3,500-4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	-	4,000-10,000 individuals	C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1996-1999	1,900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	1996-1999	2,800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	-	1,500-2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	-	20-30 individuals	A1, C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1990-1999	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
-	The northern part of the Curonian Lagoon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	9
1991	Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas	Valstybinis parkas	3
1998	Luzijos botaninis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	<1
2004	Kuršių marios	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Kuršių marios	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Kursiu Marios Biosphere Polygon	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	97
2009	Kursiu marios Biosphere Polygon	Biosferos poligonas	97

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The northern part of the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-northern-part-of-the-curonian-lagoon-iba-lithuania on 22/11/2024.