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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1994-2004	50-70 breeding pairs	C1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1994-2004	20-40 breeding pairs	C1, C2, 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
2002	Sitas un Pededzes paliene	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	71
2003	Mugurves plavas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	26
2004	Sitas un Pededzes paliene	Dabas liegums	71
2004	Sitas un Pededzes paliene	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	73
2004	Mugurves plavas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	27
2004	Mugurves pļavas	Dabas liegums	26
2004	Mugurves plavas	Restricted Nature Territory	27
2004	Sitas un Pededzes paliene	Restricted Nature Territory	72

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	62
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	15
Shrubland	Scrub	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	7

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
agriculture	50
tourism/recreation	7
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sita and Pededze flood-plain (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sita-and-pededze-flood-plain-iba-latvia on 23/11/2024.