Data Zone
Country/territory: Finland
IBA Criteria met: B1i, B2, C3, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 7,435 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | high | very unfavourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large archipelago in the south-east of the Gulf of Bothnia. Most of the islands are small, treeless and rocky, whilst the larger ones support forest, treeless heaths, meadows and sand-dunes. Large heaps of wrack Fucus vesiculosus line the shores, attracting many birds. There are a few fishermen's cottages in the area.
Key biodiversity
An important area for island-breeding birds and a staging area for waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Polysticta stelleri (1-10 birds, passage), Haliaeetus albicilla (max. 5 birds, passage and wintering).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kristiinankaupunki southern archipelago. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/04/2021.
