Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2003
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | LC | passage | 1995-2000 | 180 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | passage | 1991-1999 | 3,000-5,300 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1993-2000 | 300 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | breeding | 1996-1997 | 140 breeding pairs | B1i, C3 |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | passage | 1995-1999 | 300-500 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus | VU | breeding | 1996-1998 | 15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Crake Zapornia parva | LC | breeding | 1996 | 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | breeding | 1996-1997 | 15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | breeding | 1996-1997 | 25 breeding pairs | B2 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1993-1999 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1996-1997 | 70 breeding pairs | C6 |
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding | 1993-1997 | 155-210 breeding pairs | C6 |
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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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West Estonian Archipelago | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 1,560,000 | protected area contains site | 3,902 |
Siiksaare-Oessaare hoiuala | Hoiuala | 1,518 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Siiksaare-Oessaare hoiuala | Limited Management Zone | 1,510 | protected area contained by site | 1,510 |
Siiksaare-Oessaare | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,973 | is identical to site | 3,874 |
Siiksaare-Oessaare | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,973 | is identical to site | 3,874 |
Nässumaa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 274 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Nässuma hoiuala | Hoiuala | 274 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Laidevahe Nature Reserve | Nature Reserve | 2,442 | protected area contained by site | 2,442 |
Laidevahe Nature Reserve | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2,424 | protected area contained by site | 2,442 |
Laidevahe looduskaitseala | Looduskaitseala | 2,455 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Silma skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 159 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Siiksaare pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | 215 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Sandla skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 787 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Rukla skv. | Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd | 108 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Põldealuse skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 239 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Oessaare skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 128 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Liivi lahe skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 92 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Liivi lahe pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | 470 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Laidevahe skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 229 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Laidevahe LKA, Kukessaare pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | 30 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater | - |
Sea | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Shrubland | - | |
Coastline | Lagoons | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
forestry | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Siiksaare-Oessaare bays. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/06/2022.