Tiilikkajärvi National Park () is a

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, located both in

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and

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. It was established in 1982 and covers . Southern and northern natural features mix in this park forming an

ecotone An ecotone is a transitional area between two plant communities, where these meet and integrate. Examples include areas between grassland and forest, estuaries and lagoon, freshwater and sea water etc. An ecotone may be narrow or wide, and it ma ...

of forest and swamp types. The Tiilikkajärvi lake is a barren lake with beaches all around it, split in the middle by esker capes.

Fauna

Northern bird species brambling and rustic bunting are common in the park's forests. The most common bird species of the bogs is the yellow wagtail. The

Eurasian whimbrel The Eurasian or common whimbrel (''Numenius phaeopus''), also known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic Pal ...

also nests on the bogs. The barren Tiilikkajärvi lake is inhabited by the

black-throated diver The black-throated loon (''Gavia arctica''), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winte ...

, and its beaches by the

little ringed plover The little ringed plover (''Charadrius dubius'') is a small plover. The genus name ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' a bird found in river ...

. Other species of the area include the

lesser black-backed gull The lesser black-backed gull (''Larus fuscus'') is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. However, it has increased dramatically in North America, especi ...

capercaillie ''Tetrao'' is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse. Feathers from the bird were used to create the characteristic hat of the bersaglieri, an Italian ace infantry formation. ...

, willow grouse,

bean goose The bean goose is a species complex of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Palearctic, Eurosiberia. It has at least two distinct varieties, one inhabiting taiga habitats and one inhabiting tundra. These are recognised as separate species by ...

Eurasian golden plover The European golden plover (''Pluvialis apricaria''), also known as the Eurasian golden plover, or just the golden plover within Europe, is a relatively large species of plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers, the American g ...

, and the Siberian jay. In the summer of 1993, the pine grosbeak nested in the area. The

beaver Beavers (genus ''Castor'') are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers are the second-large ...

lives in the nearby rivers.

References

External links

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Outdoors.fi – Tiilikkajärvi National Park
National parks of Finland Protected areas established in 1982 Geography of North Savo Geography of Kainuu Tourist attractions in North Savo Tourist attractions in Kainuu 1982 establishments in Finland {{Europe-protected-area-stub

Fauna

See also

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