Table 2. The list of endangered and protected bird species found in Riga

Name (in Latin)	Red Data Book of Latvia*	EU Directives**	Protected species in Latvia***
Anser anser (L.)	3	BD II/1 III/2	+
Anthus campestris (L.)	3	BD I	+
Botaurus stellaris (L.)	3	BD I	+
Calidris alpina (L.)	1		+
Charadrius hiaticula L.	3		+
Circus aeruginosus (L.)		BD I	+
Circus pygargus (L.)	2	BD I	+
Crex crex (L.)	2	BD I	+
Falco tinnunculus L.	1		+
Haematopus ostralegus L.	3	BD II/2
Haliaeetus albicilla (L.)	1	BD I	+
Ixobrychus minutus (L.)	1	BD I	+
Lanius collurio L.		BD I	+
Limosa limosa (L.)	2	BD II/2	+
Lymnocryptes minimus (Brunn.)	0	BD II/1; III/2	+
Panurus biarmicus (L.)	3		+
Perdix perdix (L.)	2	BD II/1; III/1	+
Philomachus pugnax (L.)	2	BD I; II/2	+
Podiceps nigricollis C. L. Brehm	2		+
Porzana parva (Scop.)	3	BD I	+
Porzana porzana (L.)	2	BD I	+
Remiz pendulinus	3		+
Sterna albifrons Pall.	2	BD I	+
Sterna hirundo L.		BD I	+
Sterna paradisaea Pont.	3	BD I	+
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pall.)	3		+
Tringa totanus (L.)	2	BD II/2	+