LV020
Engure lake


IBA Justification

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 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 (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).


IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engure lake. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engure-lake-iba-latvia on 19/03/2024.