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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
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1997–2000)	10–15 males	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2007	Struuga MKA, Struuga skv.	Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40
Wetlands (inland)	30	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams
Forest	15	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	13
Artificial/Terrestrial	2

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	99
forestry	35
agriculture	15
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Struuga floodplain (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/struuga-floodplain-iba-estonia on 26/12/2024.