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The site was identified as important in 2024 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	2014-2023	600-900 individuals	B3a, C2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	2014-2023	25,000-35,000 individuals	A4, B3a, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2014-2023	30,000-50,000 individuals	B3b, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coast of Southern Åland (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coast-of-southern-åland-iba-finland on 22/11/2024.