Augsdaugava


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1994-2004 100-300 breeding pairs C1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding 1994-2004 20-50 breeding pairs C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding 1994-2004 15-50 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)
Viļušu avots Dabas piemineklis 6 protected area contained by site 0
Sproģu gravas Dabas piemineklis 12 protected area contained by site 0
Sandarišku karengravas Dabas piemineklis 26 protected area contained by site 0
Rozališķu parks Dabas piemineklis 0 protected area contained by site 0
Mālkalnes avots Dabas piemineklis 6 protected area contained by site 0
Juzefovas parks Dabas piemineklis 4 protected area contained by site 0
Hoftenbergas parks Dabas piemineklis 11 protected area overlaps with site 0
Daugavas Vārti (Slutišķu un Ververu krauja) Dabas piemineklis 84 protected area contained by site 0
Daugavas loki Dabas parks 12,560 protected area contained by site 0
Augšdaugava Aizsargajamo ainavu apvidus 52,100 protected area contains site 0
Augsdaugava Protected Landscape 52,325 protected area overlaps with site 35,438
Augsdaugava Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 52,098 protected area contains site 0
Augsdaugava Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 52,098 protected area contains site 35,601
Adamovas krauja Dabas piemineklis 40 protected area overlaps with site 0

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) Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
forestry -
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Augsdaugava. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/augsdaugava-iba-latvia on 24/09/2023.