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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1994–2004)	200–500 birds	C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1994–2004)	1,000–5,000 birds	C3
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	10–25 pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	25–35 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	20–30 pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1994–2004)	3,000 birds	C5

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1962	Nidas pludmale	Dabas piemineklis (III)	<1
1977	Pape	Dabas parks (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	43
Forest	28	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	12	Scrub
Grassland	9	Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Marine Intertidal	2

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	20
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pape (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pape-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.