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Vaindloo island


IBA Justification

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
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (2002) 140–150 pairs C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea LC breeding (2002) 140–150 pairs C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1939 Vaindloo hiidrahn Kaitstav looduse üksikobjekt (III) -
2005 Vaindloo hoiuala Hoiuala (VI) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 88
Wetlands (inland) 12

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


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