Unnamed islands at Niedus Lake with surrounding waters (Lithuania)

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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 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 Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2000	160 breeding pairs	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
2004	Niedaus ir Veisiejų ežerai	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2005	Niedaus ornitologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	92
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	6
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.