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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1996	1,250 individuals	B1i, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Meenikunno	Nature Reserve	100
2003	VEP nr.139085	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.139084	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.119025	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.139083	Woodland key habitat	-
2004	Meenikunno	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Meenikunno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2015	Meenikunno looduskaitseala	Looduskaitseala	100
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Meenikunno skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	60
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Mustjärve pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd	12
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Saapasaarte skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	10
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Nohipalo skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	7
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Vinso skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Liipsaarõ pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd	3
2015	Meenikunno LKA, Oodsipalo skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	62
Shrubland		22
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Standing freshwater	16

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	30
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-

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