LV050
Teici and Pelecare bogs


IBA Justification

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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC resident (1994–2004) 21–50 males C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC resident (1994–2004) 215–330 males C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (1994–2004) 4,000 birds C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding (1994–2004) 150–200 pairs C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1994–2004) 800–2,000 birds C2
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding (1994–2004) 33–56 pairs C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria LC breeding (1994–2004) 40–120 pairs C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC breeding (1994–2004) 3–10 pairs C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC breeding (1994–2004) 100–150 pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC resident (1994–2004) 10–15 pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident (1994–2004) 2–7 pairs C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC resident (1994–2004) 11–21 pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident (1994–2004) 26–53 pairs C6
Merlin Falco columbarius LC breeding (1994–2004) 1–7 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Lielais Pelečāres purvs Dabas liegums (IV) 20
1982 Teiču dabas rezervāts Dabas rezervats (Ib) 75
1982 Teici Nature Reserve (-) 75
1999 Eiduku purvs Dabas liegums (IV) 2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 60 Standing freshwater; Raised bogs
Forest 21 Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland 18 Scrub
Grassland 1 Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting minor (<10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport minor (<10)
nature conservation and research -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teici and Pelecare bogs (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teici-and-pelecare-bogs-iba-latvia on 05/12/2024.