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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (1991–2000)	5,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	West Estonian Archipelago	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100
2005	Kõrgessaare-Mudaste hoiuala	Hoiuala (VI)	57
2005	Kõrgessaare-Mudaste hoiuala	Limited Management Zone (-)	58
2006	Paope LKA, Paope skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd (IV)	32
2006	Paope LKA, Armioja skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd (IV)	3
2006	Paope LKA, Riida skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd (IV)	2
2006	Paope LKA, Paope pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd (VI)	2
2009	Kõrgessaare LKA, Kõrgessaare skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	66
Forest	14	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	11	Water fringe vegetation
Shrubland	5
Grassland	3
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	97
fisheries/aquaculture	65
forestry	15
agriculture	4
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kõrgessaare-Mudaste coast (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kõrgessaare-mudaste-coast-iba-estonia on 28/12/2024.