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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2002)	300 males	C1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (2002)	60–80 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Minijos Senslenis Landscape Reserve	Landscape Reserve (-)	-
1974	Minijos ichtiologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	35
1974	Minija	Ichtiological Reserve (-)	13
1992	Minijos senslenio krastovaizdzio draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis (IV)	16
1992	Salantu regioninis parkas	Valstybinis parkas (V)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens
Grassland	26
Wetlands (inland)	11	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	7	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
rangeland/pastureland	26
forestry	7
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of Minija River (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-minija-river-iba-lithuania on 27/12/2024.