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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1994–2004)	1,000–5,000 birds	C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	20–30 pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	20–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Cenas tīrelis	Dabas liegums (IV)	85

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	84	Raised bogs
Shrubland	9	Scrub
Forest	7	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Arable land
Grassland	minor (<10)	Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
other	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cena bog (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cena-bog-iba-latvia on 28/12/2024.