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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	20–50 breeding pairs	C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Burtnieku ezera plavas	Restricted Nature Territory (-)	95
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats (V)	100
2001	Burtnieka smilšakmens atsegumi	Dabas piemineklis (III)	1
2004	Burtnieku ezera pļavas	Dabas liegums (IV)	89

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	59	Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	18	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Grassland	14	Mesophile grasslands
Forest	9	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burtnieks' meadows (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burtnieks-meadows-iba-latvia on 22/01/2025.