Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage (1995) | 200 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | passage (2006–2015) | 8,593–15,500 birds | A4i, B1i |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | breeding (1995) | 70 pairs | B2 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | breeding (1995) | 498 pairs | B2 |
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | breeding (1995) | 7 pairs | B2, C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2015. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | very poor | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | 10 / 70 (pairs) | 15 | very poor | ||
| Mew Gull Larus canus | 630 / 500 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | 7 / 7 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Pollution | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | 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 |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | KRISTIINANKAUPUNGIN LUODOT (LUONNO | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue (IV) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 80 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 20 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | 95 |
| unknown | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kristiinankaupunki southern archipelago (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kristiinankaupunki-southern-archipelago-iba-finland on 22/12/2024.