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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2014-2023	min 6,100 individuals	B3a, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage	2014-2023	66-73 individuals	A1, C1
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	2014-2023	50-55 individuals	B3a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sjölax (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sjölax-iba-finland on 23/11/2024.