Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 15-20 males | C6 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 20-25 breeding pairs | C6 |
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 5-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 25-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
Merlin Falco columbarius | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 2 breeding pairs | C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Sliteres nacionalais parks | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 16,361 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sliteres nacionalais parks | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 16,361 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Slīteres nacionālais parks | Nacionalais parks | 16,414 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Ances purvi un meži | Dabas liegums | 10,130 | protected area overlaps with site | 8,763 |
Ances purvi un mezi | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,130 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ances purvi un mezi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 10,130 | protected area overlaps with site | 8,772 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Other | - | |
Coastline | Sand dunes & beaches | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
military | - |
agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Irbe valley and Dizpurvs. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.