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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | passage | 2006-2012 | 818-47,144 individuals | A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | winter | 2012-2021 | 1,184-7,513 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | non-breeding | 2011 | min 1,175 individuals | B1a, C1 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | passage | 2008-2012 | 122-287 individuals | B1a, C1 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | passage | 2006-2012 | 3,796-28,580 individuals | A1, A4, B3a, C1, C3 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | winter | 2021 | min 2,452 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | non-breeding | 2011 | min 505 individuals | A1, C1 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | passage | 2010-2012 | 15,003-40,045 individuals | A4, B2a, B3a, C3 |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | passage | 2012 | min 7,363 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: Saaremaa South (Estonia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saaremaa-south-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.