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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1999–2002)	3,000–6,500 birds	B1i, C3
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (1998–2001)	100–200 pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1998–2001)	100–150 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Räpina poldri hoiuala	Hoiuala (VI)	85

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	59
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Arable land
Forest	8	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	8	Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	86
agriculture	85
forestry	10
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Räpina polder (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/räpina-polder-iba-estonia on 25/12/2024.