• Summary
• Text
• Details
• Map
• Resources

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding (1996)	75 breeding pairs	B3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	19 / 10 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	50 / 75 (breeding pairs)	67	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of site (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	85	Standing freshwater; Shingle or stony beaches; Sand dunes and beaches; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	15

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Keski-Kallavesi and Kuhanen Lake (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/keski-kallavesi-and-kuhanen-lake-iba-finland on 16/01/2025.