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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1996	101-500 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1996	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1996	51-100 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding	1996	101-500 breeding pairs	B3
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	LC	breeding	1996	101-500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	1996	101-500 breeding pairs	A3, A4i, B1i, C3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1996	51-100 breeding pairs	A3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1996	501-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	A3
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1996	6-10 breeding pairs	A3
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	B2
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1996	101-500 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident	1996	51-100 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	resident	1996	51-100 breeding pairs	A3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding	1996	1,001-5,000 breeding pairs	B2
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1996	1,001-5,000 breeding pairs	B2
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	A3
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	LC	breeding	1996	1,001-5,000 breeding pairs	B3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	1996	1,001-5,000 breeding pairs	A3
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	LC	breeding	1996	101-500 breeding pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1996	1,001-5,000 breeding pairs	A3

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - nutrient loads	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Calidris falcinellus	Broad-billed Sandpiper	160	20	breeding pairs	13	very unfavourable
Lymnocryptes minimus	Jack Snipe	100	10	breeding pairs	10	very unfavourable
Tringa nebularia	Common Greenshank	100	50	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Perisoreus infaustus	Siberian Jay	150	150	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Poecile cinctus	Siberian Tit	150	50	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable
Bombycilla garrulus	Bohemian Waxwing	30	12	breeding pairs	40	not assessed
Fringilla montifringilla	Brambling	1800	1800	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Loxia pytyopsittacus	Parrot Crossbill	300	300	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Emberiza rustica	Rustic Bunting	1000	610	breeding pairs	61	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
LITOKAIRAN YKSITYINEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	10	protected area contained by site	0
Litokaira	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30,382	protected area overlaps with site	0
Litokaira	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	30,382	protected area overlaps with site	29,685
Lapiosuon-Ison Äijönsuon soidensuojelualue	Soidensuojelualue	26,412	protected area contained by site	25,695
KORPELAN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	5	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Litokaira. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.