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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2003

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2002	5 breeding pairs	C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	2002	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2002	3-5 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2002	250-300 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	2002	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	2002	15-20 breeding pairs	B2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap 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	Landscape Protection Area	310	protected area overlaps with site	304
Ura maastikukaitseala	Maastikukaitseala (looduspark)	311	protected area contained by site	0
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	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,444	protected area overlaps with site	9,960
Lavassaare	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,132	protected area overlaps with site	9,656
Laisma püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	624	protected area contained by site	624
Laisma püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	79	protected area overlaps with site	53

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

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lavassaare. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.