Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | breeding (1997) | 101–500 pairs | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator | LC | breeding (1997) | 501–1,000 pairs | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | breeding (1997) | 70–80 pairs | B2 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | breeding (1997) | 700–900 pairs | B2 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | LC | breeding (1997) | 400–500 pairs | B3 |
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | breeding (1997) | 19 pairs | B1i, B2, C2, 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | very poor | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Goosander Mergus merganser | 33 / 100 (pairs) | 33 | very poor | ||
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | 34 / 70 (pairs) | 49 | poor | ||
| Mew Gull Larus canus | 1,500 / 900 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | 400 / 400 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | 19 / 19 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Pollution | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Kokkola and Kälviä archipelago | Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA) | 71 |
| - | Kokkola and Kälviä archipelago | Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom) (UA) | 11 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | 80 |
| tourism/recreation | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kokkola and Kälviä archipelago (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kokkola-and-kälviä-archipelago-iba-finland on 23/12/2024.