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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1996	10-50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1996	10-50 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1994	20-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding	1994	100-300 breeding pairs	B3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	1995	400-1,000 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	LC	breeding	1994	400-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	1996	300-1,000 breeding pairs	C2
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	1994	100-300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1994	2,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1994	50-200 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1994	20-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1996	5-20 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1994	10-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1994	70-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident	1994	500-1,500 breeding pairs	B2
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding	1994	1,000-3,000 breeding pairs	B2
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	LC	breeding	1994	300-600 breeding pairs	B3
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1994	2,000-5,000 breeding pairs	B2
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	LC	breeding	1994	5,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	150	150	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Calidris pugnax	Ruff	400	100	breeding pairs	25	not assessed
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	300	1	breeding pairs	1	very unfavourable
Tringa erythropus	Spotted Redshank	120	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable
Tringa glareola	Wood Sandpiper	4000	4000	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Picoides tridactylus		250	570	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Perisoreus infaustus	Siberian Jay	2000	2000	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Common Redstart	5500	5500	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Anthus pratensis	Meadow Pipit	10000	5000	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	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)
Vajukosken Mölikän luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	17	protected area contained by site	0
Pomokairan-Tenniöaavan soidensuojelualue	Soidensuojelualue	44,279	protected area contained by site	43,665
Pomokairan luonnonsuojelualue	State Nature Reserve	47,901	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pomokaira	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92,358	protected area contained by site	92,358
Pomokaira	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	92,358	protected area contained by site	0
Koitelaisen luonnonsuojelualue	State Nature Reserve	49,644	protected area overlaps with site	0
Koitelainen Mires	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	48,938	protected area overlaps with site	38,840
Koitelainen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	48,938	protected area overlaps with site	0
Koitelainen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	48,938	protected area overlaps with site	44,896
Ilmakkiaavan soidensuojelualue	Soidensuojelualue	1,037	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pomokaira-Koitelaiskaira. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pomokaira-koitelaiskaira-iba-finland on 01/12/2023.