Key Biodiversity Areas

Buda - Pravieniskes forest complex (9532)
Lithuania, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Buda - Pravieniskes
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.9167, Longitude: 24.3500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 60 to 80
Area of KBA (km2): 51.75634
Protected area coverage (%): 99.94
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: Raudonikis (2004): Sesuva (IBA 2000; LT022 / SitRecID 245) has been merged into the significantly larger site Buda - Pravieniskes forests (IBA 2000/2004; LT054 / SitRecID 9532).

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest96
Artificial - Terrestrial4