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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
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1994–2004)	10–15 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Burgas plavas	Restricted Nature Territory (-)	99
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats (V)	100
2004	Burgas pļavas	Dabas liegums (IV)	96

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	19	Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	13	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Forest	6	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Shrubland	2	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	20
hunting	15
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burga meadows (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burga-meadows-iba-latvia on 26/12/2024.