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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
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

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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
Ziemelgauja	Protected Landscape	21,749	protected area overlaps with site	21,740
Ziemeļgauja	Aizsargajamo ainavu apvidus	21,750	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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	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 more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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