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The site was identified as important in 2005 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 Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	1989	200-250 breeding pairs	B3
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	2004	250-350 breeding pairs	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1989	10-15 breeding pairs	B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	50 breeding pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1989	20-25 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1989	40-50 breeding pairs	B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1995	20 breeding pairs	A1
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident	2004	90 breeding pairs	B3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1999	3 breeding pairs	A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1989	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1996	30-100 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	4	4	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Vygonoshchanskoe	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	89
2013	Vigonoshchanskoe	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	55
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	35
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	45
forestry	30
hunting	20
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vyhanaščanskija baloty (Belarus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vyhanaščanskija-baloty-iba-belarus on 23/11/2024.