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Meenikunno bog


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2003 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
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1996 1,250 individuals B1i, C2

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2003).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
VEP nr.139085 Woodland key habitat 11 protected area contained by site 0
VEP nr.139084 Woodland key habitat 6 protected area contained by site 0
VEP nr.139083 Woodland key habitat 0 protected area contained by site 0
VEP nr.119025 Woodland key habitat 5 protected area contained by site 0
Meenikunno looduskaitseala Looduskaitseala 3,028 protected area contains site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Vinso skv. Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd 89 protected area contained by site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Saapasaarte skv. Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd 256 protected area contained by site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Oodsipalo skv. Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd 81 protected area contained by site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Nohipalo skv. Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd 198 protected area contained by site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Mustjärve pv. Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd 350 protected area overlaps with site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Meenikunno skv. Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd 1,787 protected area overlaps with site 0
Meenikunno LKA, Liipsaarõ pv. Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd 267 protected area overlaps with site 0
Meenikunno Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 3,028 protected area contains site 2,649
Meenikunno Nature Reserve 1,829 protected area contained by site 2,649
Meenikunno Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,028 protected area contains site 2,649

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland -
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs, Standing freshwater -
Shrubland -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meenikunno bog. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meenikunno-bog-iba-estonia on 19/03/2024.