Adazi


IBA Justification

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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC resident 1994-2004 50-70 males C6
Merlin Falco columbarius LC breeding 1994-2004 2 breeding pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 1994-2004 20-30 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Lieluikas un Mazuikas ezers Dabas liegums 191 protected area contained by site 0
Dzelves - Kroņa purvs Dabas liegums 1,902 protected area overlaps with site 1,143
Dzelves - Krona purvs Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,902 protected area overlaps with site 0
Dzelves - Krona purvs Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 1,902 protected area overlaps with site 1,108
Adazi Protected Landscape 6,126 protected area overlaps with site 5,845
Adazi Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 10,150 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ādaži Aizsargajamo ainavu apvidus 10,150 protected area overlaps with site 0
Adazi Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 10,150 protected area overlaps with site 6,126

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes -
Grassland Mesophile grasslands -
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland -
Shrubland Scrub -
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Standing freshwater -
Other -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
military -
tourism/recreation -
forestry -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Adazi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/adazi-iba-latvia on 25/09/2023.