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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1994-2004	50-60 males	C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1994-2004	3,000-10,000 individuals	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1994-2004	1,000-5,000 individuals	C3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	1994-2004	30-65 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1994-2004	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1994-2004	50-100 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	Ziemeļu purvi	Dabas liegums	100
1987	Pirtsmeza purvs	Nature Reserve	8
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats	100
2002	Ziemelu purvi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2002	Northern Bogs	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	78
2004	Ziemelu purvi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Standing freshwater	53
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	26
Shrubland	Scrub	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ziemelu bogs (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ziemelu-bogs-iba-latvia on 22/11/2024.