Data Zone
Country/territory: Finland
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, C2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 660 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | high | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A 1-km-wide, quiet, lake-like section of the Tornio river, near its mouth.
Key biodiversity
One of the most important staging areas for Cygnus cygnus in Finland. The area is less important as a breeding ground, with only a small number of birds breeding on some herb-rich, bushy islands on the river.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Karunginjärvi lake. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/12/2019.
