Key Biodiversity Areas

Vilsandi archipelago (265)
Estonia, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPolysticta stelleriSteller's EiderVU2003A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesBucephala clangulaCommon GoldeneyeLC2003link-icon
AvesCygnus olorMute SwanLC2003link-icon
AvesGrus grusCommon CraneLC2003link-icon
AvesBranta leucopsisBarnacle GooseLC2003link-icon
AvesAnser anserGreylag GooseLC2003link-icon
AvesAythya marilaGreater ScaupLC2003link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Vilsandi archipelago. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 13, 2025.