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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2003

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2000	1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1990-2000	300-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1995-2000	2,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2001	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2001-2003	650 individuals	B1i, C2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	2001-2003	500 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	1999-2003	4,000-4,240 individuals	B1i, C3
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2002	75-80 breeding pairs	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2002	138-140 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2002	1,000 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2001-2002	1,000-4,700 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2003	3-7 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2003	3 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2002	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, 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)
Rannametsa-Soometsa	Landscape Reserve	8,085	protected area overlaps with site	2,000
Pärnu lahe	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	10,176	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Luitemaa looduskaitseala	Nature Reserve	11,301	protected area overlaps with site	2,000
Luitemaa hoiuala	Limited Management Zone	1,702	protected area contained by site	1,702
Luitemaa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,945	protected area overlaps with site	12,660
Luitemaa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16,305	protected area overlaps with site	12,660
Luitemaa	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	114,735	protected area overlaps with site	4,647
Luitemaa	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12,240	protected area contained by site	12,240

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Sea		-
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Shrubland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Luitemaa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2020.