Ovisi


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
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (1994–2004) 5–20 pairs C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva LC breeding (1994–2004) 100–200 pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding (1994–2004) 20–30 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1999 Ovīši Dabas liegums (IV) 99

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 85 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland 4 Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland 4 Scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 50
tourism/recreation 40
urban/industrial/transport 25
agriculture minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture minor (<10)
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ovisi (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ovisi-iba-latvia on 24/12/2024.