Data Zone
Country/territory: Finland
IBA Criteria met: B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 18,250 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | medium | near favourable | low |
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Site description
A fairly large offshore archipelago in the middle of the Gulf of Finland. The mainly small and rocky islands and islets are separated by large expanses of open sea. The larger islands support mixed forest or Juniperus stands, sometimes interspersed with small patches of meadow.
Key biodiversity
An important area for island-breeding birds, including the only nationally important breeding cliff for Uria aalge (23-28 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pernaja outer archipelago. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/10/2019.
