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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Loon Gavia arctica | LC | breeding (1987) | 48 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | breeding (1987) | 618 pairs | B2 |
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 | good | low | 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 | ||
| Arctic Loon Gavia arctica | 55 / 50 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Mew Gull Larus canus | 708 / 600 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Pollution | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| 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 |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 95 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kukkiajärvi lake (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kukkiajärvi-lake-iba-finland on 25/12/2024.