Data Zone
Country/territory: Finland
IBA Criteria met: B1i, C2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,506 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | high | favourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A complex of habitats, comprising several eutrophic lakes and other wetlands, shore meadows, and flooded fields, around the settlement of Artjärvi. The lakes are shallow and abundant in vegetation and are surrounded mostly by farmland and settlements. The IBA encompasses a large area of cultivated fields which are ornithologically important when flooded in spring.
Key biodiversity
One of the most important staging areas for Cygnus cygnus in continental Finland. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (max. 4 pairs breeding, 11 birds on passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Artjärvi wetlands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/09/2019.
