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Nida-Perkone


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
Goosander Mergus merganser LC winter (1993–2000) 32–9,500 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC non-breeding (1990–2000) 800–8,000 birds A4i, B1i, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1962 Nidas pludmale Dabas piemineklis (III) <1
1999 Bernāti Dabas parks (II) <1
2010 Nida-Pērkone Aizsargajama juras teritorija (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nida-Perkone (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nida-perkone-iba-latvia on 05/12/2024.