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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1994-2004	50-70 males	C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	breeding	1994-2004	2 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1994-2004	20-30 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Adazi	Protected Landscape	64
1999	Dzelves - Kroņa purvs	Dabas liegums	12
1999	Lieluikas un Mazuikas ezers	Dabas liegums	2
2002	Dzelves - Krona purvs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2003	Adazi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
2004	Adazi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	67
2004	Ādaži	Aizsargajamo ainavu apvidus	87
2004	Dzelves - Krona purvs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub	38
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	37
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Standing freshwater	21
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	2
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	1
Other		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
military	70
forestry	30
hunting	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Adazi (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/adazi-iba-latvia on 23/11/2024.