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The site was identified as important in 2023 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2017-2021	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2017	min 11 breeding pairs	A1, B1b, C1, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2017-2021	392-400 breeding pairs	C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	breeding	2017-2021	12-13 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2023).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Virussaare rabasaar	Nature Reserve	495	protected area overlaps with site	486
VEP nr.L01354	Woodland key habitat	3	protected area overlaps with site	0
VEP nr.L00768	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	1	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.L00767	Woodland key habitat	3	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.161140	Woodland key habitat	6	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.161122	Woodland key habitat	1	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.161121	Woodland key habitat	0	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.161120	Woodland key habitat	0	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.160019	Woodland key habitat	1	protected area contained by site	0
VEP nr.160017	Woodland key habitat	5	protected area contained by site	0
Ura MKA, Ura skv.	Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	311	protected area contained by site	0
Ura maastikukaitseala	Maastikukaitseala (looduspark)	311	protected area contained by site	0
Ura maastikukaitseala	Landscape Protection Area	310	protected area overlaps with site	304
Ura	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	311	protected area contained by site	310
Lavassaare püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	69	protected area contained by site	69
Lavassaare looduskaitseala	Looduskaitseala	11,132	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Puistama skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	732	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Pereküla skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	245	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Õepa skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	98	protected area contained by site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Lavassaare skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd	9,449	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Kiisamaa skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	393	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Kablima skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	126	protected area contained by site	0
Lavassaare LKA, Ahaste skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	90	protected area contained by site	0
Lavassaare hoiuala	Limited Management Zone	8,599	protected area overlaps with site	8,423
Lavassaare	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,132	protected area overlaps with site	9,656
Lavassaare	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,444	protected area overlaps with site	9,960
Laisma püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	624	protected area contained by site	624
Laisma püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	79	protected area overlaps with site	53

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Standing freshwater	-
Shrubland		-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lavassaare. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lavassaare-iba-estonia on 23/09/2023.