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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
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding (2000)	2 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Kurimetsa LKA, Kurimetsa skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd (Ib)	3
2004	Kuhjavere püsielupaik	Species Protection Site (-)	<1
2005	Rubina LKA, Rubina skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd (Ib)	60
2005	Rubina LKA, Veisjärve pv.	Looduskaitseala piiranguvöönd (VI)	24
2005	Rubina LKA, Õhne skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd (IV)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	51	Raised bogs; Standing freshwater
Forest	27	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Shrubland	22

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	25
fisheries/aquaculture	20

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