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LT005
Flooded coastal meadows near Tyrai bog
Location Lithuania, Klaipeda
Central coordinates 21o 12.00' East  55o 32.00' North
IBA criteria C1, C6
Area 480 ha
Altitude 5 - 10m
Year of IBA assessment 2004

Lietuvos Ornitologu Draugija (Affiliate)



Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Dunlin Calidris alpina -  1993  3 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola -  2000  100 males only  -  C1  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Kliosiai State Landscape Reserve Landscape Reserve 0 protected area contains site 480  
Kurðiu marios - LTSIU0012 Habitats Directive 31,642 protected area is adjacent to site 0  
Luzijos ir Tyru pelkes - LTKLA0005 Habitats Directive 2,684 protected area contains site 480  
Tyru pelke - LTKLAB002 Birds Directive 2,235 protected area contains site 480  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands  14%
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland  1%
Wetlands (inland) Coastal lagoons; Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Salt marshes; Water fringe vegetation  85%

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research 90%
rangeland/pastureland 8%

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Flooded coastal meadows near Tyrai bog. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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