LT013
Tyruliai State Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (2000) 700 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (1996–1998) 8 males B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding (2000) 4–5 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 (category) % coverage of IBA
1992 Tyruliu botaninis - zoologinis draustinis Gamtinis draustinis (IV) 100
1992 Tyruliai Botanical/Zoological Reserve (-) 100

Habitats

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

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 03/12/2024.