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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (1994–2004)	15–20 males	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident (1994–2004)	15–30 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1957	Ventas ieleja	Dabas liegums (IV)	6
1999	Manģenes meži	Dabas liegums (IV)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	79	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	18	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	2	Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs
Grassland	1	Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
forestry	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mangene forest (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mangene-forest-iba-latvia on 08/01/2025.