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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage (1996) | 101–500 birds | B1i, C2 |
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | LC | breeding (1996) | 15–30 pairs | B3, C6 |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | passage (1996) | 501–1,000 birds | A4i, B1i, C3 |
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 | very poor | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 300 / 300 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Spotted Crake Porzana porzana | 13 / 15 (pairs) | 87 | moderate | ||
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | 80 / 500 (birds) | 16 | very poor | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Pollution | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Energy production and mining | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | medium |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 80 | Standing freshwater |
| Forest | 15 | Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland |
| Unknown | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| tourism/recreation | 10 |
| nature conservation and research | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outokumpu wetlands (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outokumpu-wetlands-iba-finland on 22/12/2024.