Data Zone
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'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 1994-2004 | 200-500 individuals | C2 |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | passage | 1994-2004 | 1,000-5,000 individuals | C3 |
| Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 10-25 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 25-35 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 20-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 1994-2004 | 3,000 individuals | C5 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pape Wetland Complex | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 51,725 | protected area contains site | 0 |
| Pape | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 10,853 | protected area contains site | 10,416 |
| Pape | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,853 | protected area contains site | 0 |
| Pape | Dabas parks | 10,850 | protected area contains site | 10,407 |
| Nidas pludmale | Dabas piemineklis | 37 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Nida-Perkone | Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) | 36,700 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Nida-Pērkone | Aizsargajama juras teritorija | 36,700 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Nida - Perkone | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 36,703 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Nida - Perkone | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 36,703 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes | - |
| Forest | Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| agriculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pape. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pape-iba-latvia on 04/10/2023.
