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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding (1996)	51–100 pairs	B1i, B2, C2
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding (1996)	51–100 pairs	B2, C6

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 trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Smew Mergellus albellus	11 / 50 (pairs)	22	not assessed
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	25 / 50 (pairs)	50	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	90	Standing freshwater
Unknown	10

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kitka lake (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kitka-lake-iba-finland on 25/12/2024.