Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | winter | 2016-2021 | 2,088-5,135 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | passage | 2009-2010 | 1,320-19,271 individuals | A1, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | passage | 2009-2017 | 400-69,803 individuals | A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | non-breeding | 2009 | min 310 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | passage | 2009 | min 14,150 individuals | B3a, C3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2022).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Part of the Gulf of Finland. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-part-of-the-gulf-of-finland-iba-estonia on 29/11/2023.
