LT059
Valleys of the Erla & Salantas rivers


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2001 35 males C1

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
1992 Salantu regioninis parkas Valstybinis parkas 100
2004 Nasrėnų pievos Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1
2005 Erlos ir Salanto upių senslėniai Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100
2008 Salanto ir Blendžiavos upės Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) <1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland 71
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves 23
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland 4
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 71
agriculture 12
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valleys of the Erla & Salantas rivers (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valleys-of-the-erla-&-salantas-rivers-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.