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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1994-2004	25-30 males	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1994-2004	50-90 males	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	200-300 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	1994-2004	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	1994-2004	150-400 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	-	3,000 individuals	C5

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
1921	Slīteres nacionālais parks	Nacionalais parks	92
1957	Zilo kalnu Šlīteres krauja	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1957	Zartapu grava	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1957	Pitragupes krasti	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1977	Kaļķupes ieleja	Dabas liegums	6
1987	Kaļķupītes klintis	Dabas piemineklis	<1
1987	Dizkalni	Nature Reserve	6
2002	Sliteres nacionalais parks	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	92
2002	Kalkupes ieleja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2004	Sliteres nacionalais parks	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	93
2004	Kalkupes ieleja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland	71
Shrubland	Scrub	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	3
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	2
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slitere and Zilie kalni (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/slitere-and-zilie-kalni-iba-latvia on 23/11/2024.