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 | 50-80 males | C6 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 250-350 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Great Snipe Gallinago media | NT | breeding | 1994-2004 | 16-20 breeding pairs | C1, C6 |
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 3-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Ural Owl Strix uralensis | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 15-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | LC | breeding | 1994-2004 | 20-40 breeding pairs | C6 |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 10-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos | LC | resident | 1994-2004 | 10-20 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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Ziemelgauja | Protected Landscape | 21,749 | protected area overlaps with site | 21,740 |
Ziemeļgauja | Aizsargajamo ainavu apvidus | 21,750 | is identical to site | 0 |
Ziemelgauja | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 21,749 | is identical to site | 0 |
Ziemelgauja | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 21,749 | is identical to site | 21,557 |
Žagatu klints | Dabas piemineklis | 3 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vizlas lejteces atsegumi un Žākļu dižakmens | Dabas piemineklis | 13 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vidagas lapegļu alejas un stādījumi | Dabas piemineklis | 4 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Sikšņu dolomīta atsegums | Dabas piemineklis | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Randātu klintis un Tilderu krauja | Dabas piemineklis | 16 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Rāmnieku smilšakmens atsegums | Dabas piemineklis | 5 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Lepuru purvs | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 325 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lepuru purvs | Dabas liegums | 302 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lejasbindu krauja | Dabas piemineklis | 6 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Jaunžagatu krauja | Dabas piemineklis | 2 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gaujienas Vārpu lapegļu aleja | Dabas piemineklis | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gaujienas dolomīta atsegums | Dabas piemineklis | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes | - |
Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ziemelgauja. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.