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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
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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Tyruliu botaninis - zoologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	100
1992	Tyruliai	Botanical/Zoological Reserve (-)	100

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

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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 24/12/2024.