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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Durbes ezera plavas |
Restricted Nature Territory (-) |
100
|
| 2004 |
Durbes ezera pļavas
|
Dabas liegums (IV) |
98 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
54 |
Mesophile grasslands |
| Wetlands (inland) |
30 |
Standing freshwater |
| Shrubland |
12 |
Scrub |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
4 |
Arable land |
| Forest |
minor (<10) |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
50 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
30 |
| water management |
30 |
| nature conservation and research |
minor (<10) |
| tourism/recreation |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Durbe lake meadows (Latvia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/durbe-lake-meadows-iba-latvia on 26/01/2025.
