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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 Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (1994–2004)	50–60 males	C6
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1994–2004)	3,000–10,000 birds	C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1994–2004)	1,000–5,000 birds	C3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	30–65 pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	5–15 pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1994–2004)	50–100 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Ziemeļu purvi	Dabas liegums (IV)	100
1987	Pirtsmeza purvs	Nature Reserve (IV)	8
1997	Ziemeļvidzemes biosfēras rezervāts	Biosferas rezervats (V)	100

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

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 24/12/2024.