Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1999 |
Mežole
|
Dabas liegums (IV) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
84 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland |
| Shrubland |
10 |
Scrub |
| Wetlands (inland) |
5 |
Fens, transition mires and springs |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
1 |
Other urban and industrial areas |
| Grassland |
1 |
Mesophile grasslands |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| forestry |
major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation |
minor (<10) |
| hunting |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mezole (Latvia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mezole-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.
