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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	A3, C2
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	1995	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1995	40-55 breeding pairs	A3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1995	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1995	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1995	4-6 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1995	5-7 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1995	100-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident	1995	100-200 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	resident	1995	200-400 breeding pairs	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	LC	breeding	1995	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B3
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1995	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B2
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	1995	20-40 breeding pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	1995	5,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	1995	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	LC	breeding	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1995	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A3

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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	310	260	breeding pairs	84	near favourable
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	55	33	breeding pairs	60	not assessed
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	40	40	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	875	875	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Picoides tridactylus	100	110	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	380	380	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	330	75	breeding pairs	23	very unfavourable
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	700	400	breeding pairs	58	unfavourable
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	1,500	1,500	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	110	290	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	5,000	5,000	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	675	275	breeding pairs	41	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1956	Oulangan kansallispuisto	Kansallispuisto	93
1981	Sukerijärven luonnonpuisto	Luonnonpuisto	7
1987	Sukerijoen latvasuot	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
1996	Oulanka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	91
1996	Sukerijärvi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
1998	Oulanka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	91
1998	Sukerijärvi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7
2004	Oulanka National Park	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	93
2006	Sukerin yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue II	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	65
Forest		35

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oulanka-Sukerijärvi (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oulanka-sukerijärvi-iba-finland on 22/11/2024.