Estonia


State of the World's Birds - case studies

Key publications

References

  • Kalamees, A. (2000) Tahsted linnualad Eestis [Important Bird Areas in Estonia]. Tartu: Eesti Ornitholoogiaühing. [In Estonian and English].
  • Skov, H., Vatikus, G., Raudonikis, L., Sidlo, P. O., Kalamees, A., Luigijze, L., Stipneice, A., Welander, B., Kondratyev, A,. Grishanov, G., Scheller, W., Struwe-Juhl, B., Leivo, M., Flensted, K. N. and Rasmussen, J. F. (2000) Inventory of coastal and marine Important Bird Areas in the Baltic Sea. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
  • Elts, J. and Kuus, A. (2005) The new Estonian atlas of breeding birds: results of the first study year. Hirundo 18: 34-38.
  • European Commission (2014) National Summary for Article 12 2008-2012 Estonia

Estonia at a glance

Land area

45,228 km2

BirdLife Partner

Eesti Ornitiliigiaühing (EOÜ)

Species

Total number of birds 253
Globally threatened birds 14
Country endemics 0

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Number of IBAs 75
Total IBA area 16,856 km2
IBA area as % of land area 37%

Endemic Bird Areas

Number of EBAs 0



Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Estonia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/estonia on 23/12/2024.