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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	20–30 pairs	C1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1994–2004)	5–15 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats (V)	100
2006	Vidusburtnieks	Dabas liegums (IV)	96

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	57	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	23	Standing freshwater; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	10	Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	9	Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	55
tourism/recreation	16
other	10
urban/industrial/transport	3
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vidusburtnieks (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vidusburtnieks-iba-latvia on 27/12/2024.