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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1994-2004	25-35 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Salacas ieleja	Dabas parks	98
1977	Dauģēnu klintis un alas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Pietraga Sarkanās klintis	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Skaņaiskalns	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Bezdelīgu klintis un alas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Neļķu klintis un alas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Dzelveskalna atsegumi un alas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Silmaču iezis un alas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats	100
2001	Govs ala un avots	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2001	Vīksnu alas	Dabas piemineklis	<1
2002	Salacas ieleja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96
2004	Salacas ieleja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2005	Mērnieku bērzu aleja	Dabas piemineklis	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	54
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	34
Shrubland	Scrub	9
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	2
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	100
forestry	50
urban/industrial/transport	21
agriculture	7
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salaca valley (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salaca-valley-iba-latvia on 23/11/2024.