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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	C2
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding	1996	50-100 breeding pairs	B3
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	A3, C6
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident	1996	200-400 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	resident	1996	200-400 breeding pairs	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	1996	20-40 breeding pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	1996	3,000-6,000 breeding pairs	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	1996	50-100 breeding pairs	A3
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	1996	10-50 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	LC	breeding	1996	20-100 breeding pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1996	50-100 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
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	70	70	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	5	4	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	5	4	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	60	60	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	550	550	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	460	380	breeding pairs	83	near favourable
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	120	120	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	5,500	5,500	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	225	225	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	120	30	breeding pairs	25	not assessed
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	90	90	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	70	2	breeding pairs	3	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Värriön luonnonpuisto	Luonnonpuisto	37
1991	Tuntsan erämaa	Erämaa-alue	63
1996	Tuntsan erämaa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	63
1997	Värriö	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	37
1998	Värriö	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	37
2000	Peurahaara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2017	Peurahaaran luonnonsuojelualue	State Nature Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		65
Grassland	Tundra	25
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Värriö-Tuntsa (Finland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/värriö-tuntsa-iba-finland on 22/11/2024.