Northern part of the Gulf of Riga (Estonia)

Northern part of the Gulf of Riga

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2008-2011	4,551-48,649 individuals	A1, B3a, C1, C3
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage	2010-2011	3,239-26,675 individuals	A1, A4, B2a, B3a, C1, C3
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	non-breeding	2011	min 92 individuals	A1, C1
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage	2010	min 16,762 individuals	A4, B2a, B3a, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	2008	min 5,731 individuals	B3a, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern part of the Gulf of Riga (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-part-of-the-gulf-of-riga-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.