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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The majority of the area is covered by hemi-boreal forest (mostly dominated by
Picea), and there are also bogs, marshes, several lakes with islands, meadows, and agricultural land. Land-uses are many and varied, including agriculture, forestry, and recreation.
An important breeding area for
Porzana porzana. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex. This is the main breeding site for
Mergus merganser (10-18 pairs) in Lithuania and is also important for breeding
Ciconia ciconia (more than 70 pairs) and
Tetrao tetrix.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The biggest threats are posed by land privatization and forestry.
National High
International None20,120 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Žemaitija, 20,120 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zemaitija National Park (Lithuania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zemaitija-national-park-iba-lithuania on 23/11/2024.
