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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria

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 key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Tarsiger cyanurus	20 / 7 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Valtavaaran ja Pyhävaaran luonnonsuojelualue	Valtion luonnonsuojelualue (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	95

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valtavaara-Pyhävaara (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valtavaara-pyhävaara-iba-finland on 05/01/2025.