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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1996	40-60 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996	5-7 breeding pairs	B2, C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon	70	70	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
WWF:n Lukkarinluotojen suojelualue, Suomi 100	Private Nature Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Väistönsaaren luonnonsuojelualue	Private Nature Reserve	47	protected area contained by site	0
Vaahkissaaren suojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
Ukkosaaren luonnonsuojelualue	Private Nature Reserve	1	protected area contained by site	0
Sikosaaren suojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	11	protected area contained by site	0
Punkaharjun luonnonsuojelualue	Valtion luonnonsuojelualue	653	protected area overlaps with site	0
Punkaharju	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	679	protected area overlaps with site	113
Pöllän koti luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 8/99	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 7/99	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	17	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 6/99	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	4	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 5/99	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	28	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 4/99	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	18	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 3/99	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	44	protected area contained by site	0
PIHLAJAVESI 1/01	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	19	protected area contained by site	0
Pihlajavesi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	36,737	protected area overlaps with site	18,406
Pihlajaveden luonnonsuojelualue	Valtion luonnonsuojelualue	4,652	protected area overlaps with site	0
Papan luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	24	protected area contained by site	0
Orivuoren luonnonsuojelualue	Private Nature Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	0
Nestorinluodon luonnonsuojelualue, Suomi 100	Private Nature Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Nenäniemen luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	11	protected area contained by site	0
Murtosaari	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	7	protected area contained by site	0
Louhiluodon luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
Läpsyöstön luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	4	protected area contained by site	0
Kotakallio	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
Kontisensalmen luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	2	protected area contained by site	0
Kontisensalmen luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	3	protected area contained by site	0
Koittervuoren luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	7	protected area contained by site	0
Karhulan rauhoitusalue	Määräaikainen rauhoitus	3	protected area contained by site	0
Kalmaluodon luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
Hirviniemen lehmusmetsiköt	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	2	protected area overlaps with site	0
Haukkarannan luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	25	protected area overlaps with site	0
Haataansaaren lehmusmetsiköt	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	1	protected area contained by site	0
Akkosaari	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	3	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)	Sand dunes and beaches, Shingle or stony beaches, Standing freshwater	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Pihlajavesi. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1317 on 01/06/2023.