Key Biodiversity Areas

Gulf of Riga, west coast (341)
Latvia, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesClangula hyemalisLong-tailed DuckLR/lc2000A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesMelanitta fuscaWhite-winged ScoterLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesBucephala clangulaCommon GoldeneyeLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPodiceps grisegenaRed-necked GrebeLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesMergus serratorRed-breasted MerganserLR/lc2000link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Gulf of Riga, west coast. 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 16, 2025.