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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1994-2004	100-300 breeding pairs	C1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1994-2004	20-50 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1994-2004	15-50 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
1977	Adamovas krauja	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Juzefovas parks	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1990	Augšdaugava	Aizsargajamo ainavu apvidus	100
1990	Daugavas loki	Dabas parks	35
1990	Augsdaugava	Protected Landscape	100
1995	Augsdaugava	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2001	Daugavas Vārti (Slutišķu un Ververu krauja)	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Sandarišku karengravas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Sproģu gravas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Hoftenbergas parks	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Mālkalnes avots	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Viļušu avots	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Rozališķu parks	Dabas piemineklis	-
2004	Augsdaugava	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	49
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	30
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	12
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	5
Shrubland	Scrub	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	40
tourism/recreation	30
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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