Unnamed islands at Niedus Lake with surrounding waters (Lithuania) IBA | Details

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Unnamed islands at Niedus Lake with surrounding waters

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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 Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2000)	160 pairs	C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Niedaus ornitologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	92	Standing freshwater
Forest	6	Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Arable land

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	2
not utilised	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Unnamed islands at Niedus Lake with surrounding waters (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/unnamed-islands-at-niedus-lake-with-surrounding-waters-iba-lithuania on 23/12/2024.