Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
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
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes | - |
Other | - | |
Coastline | Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
agriculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Engure lake. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.