Data Zone
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 | passage (1996) | 1,000 birds | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage (1996) | 290 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | passage (1996) | 1,500 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | passage (1996) | 2,800 birds | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus | LC | breeding (1996) | 40 pairs | B2 |
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 | poor | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 750 / 1,000 (birds) | 75 | moderate | ||
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | 4,000 / 2,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis | 800 / 1,500 (birds) | 54 | poor | ||
| Common Crane Grus grus | 6,500 / 3,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Pollution | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | 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 |
| Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 50 | Arable land |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 50 |
| unknown | 50 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sundominlahti Bay and Söderfjärden (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sundominlahti-bay-and-söderfjärden-iba-finland on 23/12/2024.