Skrunda fish-ponds (322)
Latvia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Skrundas zivju diki
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.6833, Longitude: 21.9833
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 30 to 40
Area of KBA (km2): 4.96677
Protected area coverage (%): 97.72
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Fish-pond complex with a small area of wet meadows, surrounded by farmland and mixed forest. Listed as IBA since 1994 [2, 3, 1]. Fully protected: there is a 100% overlap with the newly designated Skrunda fish-ponds restricted nature reserve, a candidate SPA.
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 | fisheries/aquaculture | forestry | hunting | tourism/recreation
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 69 | |
| Shrubland | 3 | |
| Forest | 4 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 7 | |
| Grassland | 16 |