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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1994-2004	500-5,000 individuals	C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	1994-2004	600 breeding pairs	C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1994-2004	2-10 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1994-2004	40-60 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1994-2004	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1994-2004	520-800 individuals	C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1994-2004	30 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1994-2004	2 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1994-2004	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	100-150 breeding pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1994-2004	60-120 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1994-2004	400-500 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1994-2004	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	30 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident	1994-2004	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	-	20,000 individuals	C4

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rigas lica rietumu piekraste	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	132,172	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rīgas līča rietumu piekraste	Aizsargajama juras teritorija	132,200	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rigas lica rietumu piekraste	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	132,260	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rigas lica rietumu piekraste	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	132,172	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lake Engure	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	19,700	protected area contains site	0
Engures ezers	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12,579	protected area contained by site	12,726
Engures ezers	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,579	protected area contained by site	0
Engures ezers	Dabas parks	12,580	protected area contained by site	12,667
Engure lake	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	17,364	protected area overlaps with site	4,245

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-
Marine Intertidal		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engure lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engure-lake-iba-latvia on 28/11/2023.