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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	passage	1996	101-500 individuals	B1i, C2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	45-70 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1996	101-500 individuals	B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1996	10-11 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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
Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake	30	10	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable
Botaurus stellaris	Eurasian Bittern	10	9	breeding pairs	90	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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)
TIKKALEHTO	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	2	protected area overlaps with site	0
Siikalahti; Sammallampi, Rautalahti	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	682	protected area overlaps with site	420
Siikalahti Bay Area	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	682	protected area contains site	0
Siikalahti	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	465	protected area overlaps with site	364
Ripala	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	15	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parikkalan Sammallammen luonnonsuojelualue	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	78	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-
Unknown		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Siikalahti bay and Sammallampi lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/siikalahti-bay-and-sammallampi-lake-iba-finland on 24/09/2023.