Key Biodiversity Areas

Marine waters along the Curonian Spit (222)
Lithuania, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesClangula hyemalisLong-tailed DuckLC2004A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesGavia stellataRed-throated LoonLC2004link-icon
AvesMergus merganserGoosanderLC2004link-icon
AvesMelanitta fuscaWhite-winged ScoterLC2004link-icon
AvesAlca tordaRazorbillLC2004link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Marine waters along the Curonian Spit. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 25, 2025.