FI056
Pitkäranta


IBA Justification

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
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC breeding (1996) 51–100 pairs B2

IBA Conservation

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 low very low
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
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 10 / 80 (pairs) 13 very 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
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 90 Rivers and streams; Raised bogs
Forest 10 Native coniferous woodland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pitkäranta (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pitkäranta-iba-finland on 22/12/2024.