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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Engure lake	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA)	33
1957	Engures ezers	Dabas parks (II)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.