Data Zone
Country/territory: Latvia
IBA criteria met: C1, C6 (2004)
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Area: 35,601 hectares (356.01 km2)
Site description (2004 baseline)
The site includes a massive section of Latvia's largest river Daugava in its last major stretch unaffected by hydroelectric power stations. A mosaic of extensive farmland mixed with forest on the terraces and slopes of the valley. There are several small sandy islands in the Daugava. New IBA listed for the first time under the IBA C criteria. Almost fully protected: there is a 99.5% overlap with Augsdaugava protected landscape area, a candidate SPA.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Augsdaugava (Latvia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/augsdaugava-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.