Pyhäjärvi wetlands and fields


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2024 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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis LC passage (2014–2023) 60,000–185,000 birds A4, B3a, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (2014–2023) min 5,500 birds B3a, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU passage (2014–2023) 145–245 birds A1, C1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (2014–2023) 100,000–200,000 birds B3b, C4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Arable land
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pyhäjärvi wetlands and fields (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pyhäjärvi-wetlands-and-fields-iba-finland on 25/12/2024.