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

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

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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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.