Apollo


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU passage 2008-2015 2,892-47,325 individuals A1, B3a, C1, C3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU winter 2008-2021 2,217-16,583 individuals A1, B3a, C1, C3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT non-breeding 2015 min 72 individuals B1a, C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Apollo (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/apollo-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.