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Uzava meadows


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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1994–2004) 20–30 pairs C1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2004 Užavas augštece Dabas liegums (IV) 97
2004 Uzavas augstece Restricted Nature Territory (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 80 Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland 14 Scrub
Forest 6 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 25
hunting 20
nature conservation and research major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uzava meadows (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uzava-meadows-iba-latvia on 26/12/2024.