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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1996	4,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1996	3,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Hjälstaviken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	808	protected area overlaps with site	800
Hjälstaviken	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	770	protected area contained by site	770
Hjälstaviken	Naturreservat	808	protected area overlaps with site	800
Hjälstaviken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	808	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Hjälstaviken. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.