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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ziemelgauja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21,749	is identical to site	21,557
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
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	Dabas liegums	302	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lepuru purvs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	325	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)
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	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ziemelgauja. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2022.