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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	1994-2004	10-12 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1994-2004	15-20 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	Lielais un Pemmes purvs	Dabas liegums	75
2002	Lielais un Pemmes purvs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96
2004	Lielais un Pemmes purvs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	76

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	46
Shrubland	Scrub	29
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	23
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	40
forestry	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lielais and Pemmas bogs (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lielais-and-pemmas-bogs-iba-latvia on 24/11/2024.