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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1990–2000)	500 birds	B1i, C2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1990–2000)	2,000–6,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Loode-Peipsi hoiuala	Limited Management Zone (-)	92
1959	Kallaste järskkallas	Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt (III)	<1
2005	Loode-Peipsi hoiuala (Jõgeva)	Hoiuala (VI)	67
2005	Loode-Peipsi hoiuala (Ida-Viru)	Hoiuala (VI)	13
2006	Loode-Peipsi hoiuala (Tartu)	Hoiuala (VI)	13
2006	Kallaste hoiuala	Hoiuala (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	98	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	98
fisheries/aquaculture	90
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peipsi (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peipsi-iba-estonia on 23/12/2024.