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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	breeding (1996)	10–50 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding (1996)	10–50 pairs	B2, C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (1994)	20–50 pairs	B2, C6
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding (1994)	100–300 pairs	B3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding (1995)	400–1,000 pairs	B3, C6
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	VU	breeding (1994)	400–1,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding (1996)	300–1,000 pairs	C2
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding (1994)	100–300 pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1994)	2,000–5,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding (1994)	50–200 pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding (1994)	20–50 pairs	B2, C6
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding (1996)	5–20 pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1996)	5–10 pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding (1994)	10–50 pairs	B2, C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident (1994)	70–200 pairs	B2, C6
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident (1994)	500–1,500 pairs	B2
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding (1994)	1,000–3,000 pairs	B2
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	LC	breeding (1994)	300–600 pairs	B3
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding (1994)	2,000–5,000 pairs	B2
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	LC	breeding (1994)	5,000–10,000 pairs	B3

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	150 / 150 (pairs)	100	good
Ruff Calidris pugnax	100 / 400 (pairs)	25	not assessed
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	1 / 300 (pairs)	1	very poor
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	0 / 120 (pairs)	0	very poor
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	4,000 / 4,000 (pairs)	100	good
Picoides tridactylus	570 / 250 (pairs)	100	good
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	2,000 / 2,000 (pairs)	100	good
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	5,500 / 5,500 (pairs)	100	good
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	5,000 / 10,000 (pairs)	50	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	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
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Pomokairan-Tenniöaavan soidensuojelualue	Soidensuojelualue (Ib)	31
1988	Ilmakkiaavan soidensuojelualue	Soidensuojelualue (Ib)	1
2017	Pomokairan luonnonsuojelualue	State Nature Reserve (Ib)	32
2017	Koitelaisen luonnonsuojelualue	State Nature Reserve (Ib)	32

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	75	Raised bogs
Forest	25

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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