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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1987	48 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding	1987	618 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	50	55	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Mew Gull Larus canus	600	708	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1978	VITTASAARTEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	-
1996	Kukkiajärvi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	59
1996	Kuohijoen kalkkilehto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2002	Nivunkulman jalopuumetsikkö	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	-
2002	Kouvalan lehmusrinne	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	-
2002	Hiidenlahden jalopuumetsikkö	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	<1
2002	Evinsalon lehmusmetsikkö	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	<1
2002	Iso-Vekunan lehmusmetsikkö	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	<1
2003	Iso-Vekuna	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2004	Isosaaren lehmusmetsikkö	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	-
2009	Pohjanperän metsä	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2014	Rajalansaaren lehmusmetsikkö I	Protected Habitat Type	<1
2014	Rajalansaaren lehmusmetsikkö II	Protected Habitat Type	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		95
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	100

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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 23/11/2024.