LV003
Dunika bog


IBA Justification

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) 500–3,000 birds C3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Dunika Dabas liegums (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 46 Raised bogs
Forest 30 Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland 23 Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Arable land
Grassland minor (<10) Mesophile grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation 100
hunting major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport minor (<10)
forestry -


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