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Ziemelgauja


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.