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The site was identified as important in 2023 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2017-2021	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2017	min 11 breeding pairs	A1, B1b, C1, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2017-2021	392-400 breeding pairs	C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	2017-2021	12-13 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2023) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Lavassaare püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	1
1957	Virussaare rabasaar	Nature Reserve	5
2003	VEP nr.161140	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.160017	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.161120	Woodland key habitat	-
2003	VEP nr.161121	Woodland key habitat	-
2003	VEP nr.161122	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.160019	Woodland key habitat	<1
2004	Lavassaare	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	97
2004	Lavassaare	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	94
2004	Ura	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2004	Laisma püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	6
2007	Ura MKA, Ura skv.	Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3
2007	Ura maastikukaitseala	Maastikukaitseala (looduspark)	3
2007	Lavassaare hoiuala	Limited Management Zone	82
2007	Ura maastikukaitseala	Landscape Protection Area	3
2010	Laisma püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	1
2011	VEP nr.L00767	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01354	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L00768	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2016	Lavassaare looduskaitseala	Looduskaitseala	95
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Lavassaare skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd	79
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Puistama skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	7
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Kiisamaa skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	4
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Pereküla skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	2
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Kablima skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Õepa skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2016	Lavassaare LKA, Ahaste skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Standing freshwater	46
Shrubland		31
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	23

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	98
forestry	20
hunting	-

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