LT013
Tyruliai State Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 2000 700 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding 1996-1998 8 males B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding 2000 4-5 breeding pairs B3, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1992 Tyruliu botaninis - zoologinis draustinis Gamtinis draustinis 100
1992 Tyruliai Botanical/Zoological Reserve 100
2004 Tyrulių pelkė Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation 50
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone 48
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas 1
Grassland Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
energy production and mining 10
rangeland/pastureland 1
agriculture 1
forestry -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tyruliai State Nature Reserve (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tyruliai-state-nature-reserve-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.