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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	50–100 pairs	C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	3–8 pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident (1994–2004)	10–15 pairs	C6
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (1994–2004)	1–2 pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	10–20 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1994–2004)	20–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Seldżu ozolu audze	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
1999	Pededzes lejtece	Nature Reserve (IV)	32
1999	Pārabaine	Nature Reserve (IV)	58
2009	Lubāna mitrājs	Dabas liegums (IV)	98

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	64	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	17	Scrub
Grassland	9	Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	8	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pededze forest and Parabaine (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pededze-forest-and-parabaine-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.