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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	3 pairs	C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	14 pairs	C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident (1994–2004)	15–20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Vecumu meži	Dabas parks (II)	100
2004	Vecumu mezi	Nature Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	41	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	33	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Grassland	16	Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	10	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vecumi (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vecumi-iba-latvia on 25/12/2024.