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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	200–300 pairs	C1
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	12–20 pairs	C6
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1994–2004)	95–150 pairs	C1, C2, C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	15–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Salas purvs	Nature Reserve (IV)	26
1999	Lagażas - Šnitku purvs	Nature Reserve (IV)	23
1999	Bērzpils purvs	Nature Reserve (IV)	22
1999	Pārabaine	Nature Reserve (IV)	5
2009	Lubāna mitrājs	Dabas liegums (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	32	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater
Forest	26	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	25	Scrub
Grassland	15	Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	20
agriculture	10
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Berzpils bogs and flood-plains (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/berzpils-bogs-and-flood-plains-iba-latvia on 27/12/2024.