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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	1995-2001	100 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1995-2001	150 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	2000-2002	3 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995-2001	5 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Avaste looduskaitseala	Looduskaitseala	44
2003	VEP nr.115033	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2003	VEP nr.115065	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.155078	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.160002	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.160034	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.115034	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2003	VEP nr.115047	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2003	VEP nr.000929	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.115035	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2003	VEP nr.115068	Woodland key habitat	-
2003	VEP nr.115048	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	-
2003	VEP nr.155080	Woodland key habitat	-
2003	VEP nr.155077	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.000926	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.117167	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.115032	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	-
2003	VEP nr.155079	Woodland key habitat	-
2003	VEP nr.000927	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.000928	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.155090	Woodland key habitat	<1
2004	Tuhu-Kesu	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	98
2004	Avaste	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44
2004	Lihula	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	35
2004	Tuhu	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
2006	VEP nr.L00083	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2007	Tuhu hoiuala (Pärnu)	Hoiuala	1
2007	Lihula hoiuala	Hoiuala	1
2009	Avaste LKA, Mangu skv.	Looduskaitseala looduslik sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2009	Avaste LKA, Parasmaa skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	1
2009	Avaste LKA, Soontagana skv.	Looduskaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	<1
2010	Lihula	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	33
2011	VEP nr.L01804	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01244	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01245	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01294	Woodland key habitat	<1
2011	VEP nr.L01805	Võtmebiotoop ehk vääriselupaik	<1
2016	Lihula maastikukaitseala	Maastikukaitseala (looduspark)	33
2016	Lihula MKA, Lihula pv.	Maastikukaitseala piiranguvöönd	30
2016	Lihula MKA, Lihula skv.	Maastikukaitseala hooldatav sihtkaitsevöönd	3
2017	Avaste LKA, Avaste soo skv.	Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve	24
2017	Avaste LKA, Kesu skv.	Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve	17
2017	Avaste LKA, Kojastu skv.	Wilderness conservation zone of nature reserve	<1
2017	Avaste LKA, Sõõrike pv.	Limited management zone of nature reserve	<1
2017	Avaste LKA, Parasmaa pv.	Limited management zone of nature reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		44
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	31
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	23
Grassland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	98
forestry	10
agriculture	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tuhu-Kesu (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tuhu-kesu-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.