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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
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1995	250-350 breeding pairs	B2
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1995	100-160 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding	1995	1,200-2,100 breeding pairs	B2
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1994	550-800 breeding pairs	B2
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	1995	100-300 breeding pairs	B3

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
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	250	230	breeding pairs	92	favourable
Picoides tridactylus	100	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	650	650	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	1,400	1,400	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	100	70	breeding pairs	70	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Etelä-Kuusamon metsät	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96
1998	Etelä-Kuusamon metsät	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1999	ETELÄ-KUUSAMON VANHOJEN METSIEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2007	Etelä-Kuusamon suojeluvedet	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		60
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	40

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Närängänvaara-Virmajoki-Romevaara (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/närängänvaara-virmajoki-romevaara-iba-finland on 23/11/2024.