Burga meadows (18964)
Latvia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Burgas plavas
Central coordinates: Latitude: 57.7525, Longitude: 25.9188
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 1.84321
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A small area of the Seda river flood-plain meadows surrounded by bushes and farmland. New IBA, listed for the first time after the Emerald project. Fully protected: there is a 99.3% overlap with the newly designated Burga meadows restricted nature reserve, a candidate SPA. The gap between IBA and pSPA boundaries is due to differences in methods in boundary setting.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | hunting (15%) | nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 19 | |
| Grassland | 60 | |
| Shrubland | 2 | |
| Forest | 6 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 13 |