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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding (1996) | 11–50 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | breeding (1996) | 5 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | not assessed | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | poor | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| No known threats | 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 |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Luodon saaristo 3b | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue (IV) | 8 |
| 2004 | Vestersundbyn rannat ja saaristo | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue (IV) | 9 |
| 2006 | Luodon saaristo 88 | Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue (Ib) | 25 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 85 | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Luoto archipelago (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/luoto-archipelago-iba-finland on 22/12/2024.