Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 1996 | 1,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 1996 | 290 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | passage | 1996 | 1,500 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage | 1996 | 2,800 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 40 breeding pairs | B2 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2010 | high | unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | 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 |
Pollution | agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 1000 | 750 | individuals | 75 | near favourable |
Anser anser | Greylag Goose | 2000 | 4000 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Anser fabalis | Bean Goose | 1500 | 800 | individuals | 54 | unfavourable |
Grus grus | Common Crane | 3000 | 6500 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Södra Stadsfjärden-Söderfjärden-Öjen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,855 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Södra Stadsfjärden-Söderfjärden-Öjen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,855 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,459 |
Södra Stadsfjärden 4 | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue | 37 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Södra Stadsfjärden 3 - Pikisaaret | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue | 73 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Södra Stadsfjärden 2 | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue | 140 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Södra Stadsfjärden 1 | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue | 196 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 336,900 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Coastline | Lagoons | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sundominlahti Bay and Söderfjärden. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/06/2022.