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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 ('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

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

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

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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.