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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	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 individuals	C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	150-200 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1994-2004	800-2,000 individuals	C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	33-56 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	1994-2004	40-120 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1994-2004	3-10 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1994-2004	100-150 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	1994-2004	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1994-2004	2-7 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident	1994-2004	11-21 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	1994-2004	26-53 breeding pairs	C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	breeding	1994-2004	1-7 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	Lielais Pelečāres purvs	Dabas liegums	20
1982	Teiču dabas rezervāts	Dabas rezervats	75
1982	Teici	Nature Reserve	75
1995	Teici and Pelecare bogs	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	92
1999	Eiduku purvs	Dabas liegums	2
2000	Teicu dabas rezervats	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	75
2002	Lielais Pelecares purvs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
2002	Eiduku purvs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2004	Teicu dabas rezervats	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	75
2004	Lielais Pelecares purvs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	20
2004	Eiduku purvs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs	60
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	21
Shrubland	Scrub	18
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	1
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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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 22/11/2024.