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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1994–2004)	100–2,000 birds	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1994–2004)	1,000–5,000 birds	C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	50 pairs	C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Užavas lejtece	Dabas parks (II)	100
2004	Uzavas lejtece	Restricted Nature Territory (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	85	Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	6	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Forest	6	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Shrubland	3	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uzava lowland (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uzava-lowland-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.