Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | non-breeding | 1995-2000 | 2,100 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 1990-1999 | 400-600 individuals | B1i, C2 |
| Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | LC | passage | 1990-2001 | 2,000-17,500 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | passage | 1991-1999 | 10,000-15,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1996 | 400 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | passage | 2011-2013 | 5,404-13,409 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | passage | 2011-2012 | 837-17,536 individuals | A1, A4, B2a, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | non-breeding | 2011 | min 4,849 individuals | A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | passage | 2011-2012 | 3,904-15,347 individuals | B3a, C3 |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | non-breeding | 1995-1997 | 3,000-4,500 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | passage | 2011 | min 6,872 individuals | B3a, C3 |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | passage | 1995-2000 | 16,000-20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta | LC | passage | 1995-2000 | 1,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | breeding | 2001 | 750 breeding pairs | B1i, C3 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | non-breeding | 1996-1997 | 3,000-6,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | breeding | 1996-2001 | 20-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1996-2000 | 15-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 1996-1997 | 1,300-1,500 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding | 1996-1997 | 1,000-1,200 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 2001 | 350 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
| Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1995-2000 | 2-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 1993 | 4,000 individuals | B1iv, C5 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1993 | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pärnu laht | Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) | 85 |
| 1938 | Pärnad (3); Kihnu mõisaaseme pärnad | Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt | - |
| 1938 | Tammed (3); Kastna tammed | Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt | - |
| 1938 | Kihnu Liiva-aia kivi; Liiva-aa Suur Kivi (Lina küla rändrahn) | Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt | - |
| 1938 | Kotkakivi; Manija Kokkõkivi | Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt | - |
| 1938 | Tamm; Lemsi küla tamm; Koksi talu tamm | Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt | - |
| 1964 | Sangelaiud | Nature Reserve | <1 |
| 1976 | Tõstamaa maastikukaitseala | Maastikukaitseala (looduspark) | 1 |
| 1976 | Tõstamaa maastikukaitseala | Landscape Protection Area | 1 |
| 1991 | Manija maastikukaitseala | Maastikukaitseala (looduspark) | <1 |
| 1991 | Manija maastikukaitseala | Landscape Protection Area | <1 |
| 1991 | Audru roostik | Nature Reserve | <1 |
| 1991 | Sorgu saar | Nature Reserve | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161042 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161043 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161064 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161060 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161038 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161062 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161065 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161058 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161056 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161061 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161037 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161057 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161046 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161053 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161067 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161059 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161045 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161055 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161063 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161068 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161054 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161066 | Woodland key habitat | - |
| 2003 | VEP nr.161048 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2004 | Pärnu lahe | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 85 |
| 2004 | Kihnu | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 7 |
| 2004 | Sõmeri | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Manilau-Hanilaiu | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Kastna | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Lao | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Sorgu | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Valgeranna | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2004 | Tõstamaa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1 |
| 2004 | Raespa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2005 | Sangelaiu püsielupaik | Species Protection Site | 2 |
| 2006 | Manija MKA, Manija pv. | Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2006 | Luitemaa LKA, Võistealuse pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2006 | Luitemaa LKA, Luitemaa pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2006 | Manija MKA, Anilaiu skv. | Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Pärnu lahe hoiuala | Hoiuala | 90 |
| 2007 | Kihnu hoiuala | Hoiuala | 1 |
| 2007 | Tõstamaa MKA, Kavaru-Peerni pv. | Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd | 1 |
| 2007 | Tõstamaa MKA, Värati pv. | Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Sõmeri hoiuala | Hoiuala | <1 |
| 2007 | Raespa hoiuala | Hoiuala | <1 |
| 2007 | Tõstamaa MKA, Tõstamaa laidude skv. | Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Tõstamaa MKA, Suti pv. | Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Kastna maastikukaitseala | Maastikukaitseala (looduspark) | <1 |
| 2007 | Kastna MKA, Kastna pv. | Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Kastna MKA, Ranniku skv. | Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Kastna MKA, Sepama skv. | Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Pärnu rannaniidu LKA, Vana-Pärnu skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2007 | Valgeranna hoiuala | Hoiuala | <1 |
| 2007 | Kihnu hoiuala | Limited Management Zone | 1 |
| 2007 | Audru poldri hoiuala | Limited Management Zone | <1 |
| 2007 | Kastna maastikukaitseala | Landscape Protection Area | <1 |
| 2007 | Pärnu lahe hoiuala | Limited Management Zone | 80 |
| 2009 | Pärnu lahe | Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) | 100 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L02075 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01630 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01166 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01436 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01323 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01150 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01382 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01631 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01282 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01167 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01151 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01780 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L00807 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L00546 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L01740 | Woodland key habitat | <1 |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L00545 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2011 | VEP nr.L02074 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | <1 |
| 2012 | VEP nr.204087 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2012 | VEP nr.204088 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2012 | VEP nr.204086 | Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik | - |
| 2014 | Kihnu laidude looduskaitseala | Looduskaitseala | 4 |
| 2014 | Kihnu laidude LKA, Sange madala pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | 3 |
| 2014 | Audru poldri looduskaitseala | Looduskaitseala | 1 |
| 2014 | Audru poldri LKA, Poldri skv. | Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd | 1 |
| 2014 | Kihnu laidude LKA, Kihnu karede skv. | Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2014 | Kihnu laidude LKA, Kihnu linnulaidude skv. | Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2014 | Sorgu looduskaitseala | Looduskaitseala | <1 |
| 2014 | Sorgu LKA, Sorgu madala pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| 2014 | Sorgu LKA, Sorkholmi skv. | Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd | <1 |
| 2014 | Audru poldri LKA, Audru pv. | Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd | <1 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 96 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 1 | |
| Grassland | 1 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | 1 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 99 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 95 |
| agriculture | 2 |
| hunting | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pärnu bay (NEW) (Estonia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pärnu-bay-(new)-iba-estonia on 22/11/2024.