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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1994-2004	500-5,000 individuals	C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	1994-2004	600 breeding pairs	C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1994-2004	2-10 breeding pairs	C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1994-2004	40-60 breeding pairs	C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva	LC	breeding	1994-2004	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1994-2004	520-800 individuals	C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1994-2004	30 breeding pairs	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1994-2004	2 breeding pairs	C6
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1994-2004	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	100-150 breeding pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1994-2004	60-120 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1994-2004	400-500 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1994-2004	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1994-2004	30 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident	1994-2004	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	-	20,000 individuals	C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Engure lake	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	33
1957	Engures ezers	Dabas parks	100
1995	Lake Engure	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1998	Engures ezers	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	98
2004	Engures ezers	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	41
Shrubland	Scrub	9
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	2
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Engure lake (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/engure-lake-iba-latvia on 22/11/2024.