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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)	10–15 pairs	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	5–20 pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	5–8 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1962	Randu pļavas	Dabas liegums (IV)	87
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats (V)	100
2010	Ainaži-Salacgrīva	Aizsargajama juras teritorija (IV)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	23	Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	15	Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	12	Other urban and industrial areas; Urban parks and gardens; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Forest	11	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	20
fisheries/aquaculture	10
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	3

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