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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1997	101-200 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1997	201-500 breeding pairs	B2
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1997	51-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident	1997	101-200 breeding pairs	B2
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding	1997	2,001-5,000 breeding pairs	B2
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1997	501-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	1992-1997	21-50 breeding pairs	B3

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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	350	350	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	325	325	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Picoides tridactylus	375	450	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	370	370	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	2,000	1,000	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	1,350	1,350	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Jaaskamonvaara	Specific Protection Area	-
1992	LATVAKOUVAN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
1995	LATVAKOUVAN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE 2	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
1996	Syöte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	56
1996	Salmitunturi - Rääpysjärvi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
1996	Maaselkä	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1996	Latva - Korte - Kärppävaara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1998	Syöte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	56
1998	Salmitunturi - Rääpysjärvi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21
1998	Maaselkä	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	10
2000	Syötteen kansallispuisto	Kansallispuisto	86
2001	JOONANPIRTIN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1
2002	LATVA-KOUVANJÄRVEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		70
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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