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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
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1995	6-10 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1995	21-50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	1995	11-20 breeding pairs	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1995	51-100 breeding pairs	A3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1995	501-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1995	3-5 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1995	3-5 breeding pairs	A3
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1995	11-20 breeding pairs	B2
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	1995	3-5 breeding pairs	A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	breeding	1997	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	1995	2,001-5,000 breeding pairs	A3
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	1995	21-50 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1995	201-500 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
Smew Mergellus albellus	6	2	breeding pairs	34	not assessed
Common Crane Grus grus	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	60	60	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	40	40	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	500	500	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Circus cyaneus	10	2	breeding pairs	20	very unfavourable
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	35	35	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	1,500	600	breeding pairs	40	unfavourable
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	580	250	breeding pairs	44	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1956	Runkauksen luonnonpuisto	Luonnonpuisto	51
1988	Saariaavan soidensuojelualue	Soidensuojelualue	14
1996	Runkaus	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	51
1997	Saariaapa-Hattuselkä	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	17

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	75
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	25

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
unknown	45
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Runkaus-Saariaapa-Tainijärvet (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/runkaus-saariaapa-tainijärvet-iba-finland on 22/11/2024.