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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2000	5 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1997-1999	5 males	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	2000	120 individuals	C2
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2000	3-5 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Papio ornitologinis draustinis	Gamtinis draustinis	15
2003	Baltosios Vokės šlapžemės	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	68
2004	Baltosios Vokes biosferos poligonas	Biosferos poligonas	68
2005	Baltosios Vokės šlapžemės	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	68

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	75
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	16
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	6
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wetland complex of the Baltoji Voke fish-farm with neighbouring turbary and lake Papis (Lithuania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wetland-complex-of-the-baltoji-voke-fish-farm-with-neighbouring-turbary-and-lake-papis-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.