Eastern part of the Gulf of Riga (Estonia)

Eastern part of the Gulf of Riga

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	2002	min 700 individuals	B3a, C2
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2011-2016	134-2,870 individuals	A1, C1
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter	2000-2016	116-600 individuals	A1, C1
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage	2011-2017	319-13,000 individuals	A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3

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: Eastern part of the Gulf of Riga (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-part-of-the-gulf-of-riga-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.