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Florarna


IBA Justification

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'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia LC resident 1996 100-200 breeding pairs C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC resident 1996 40-100 breeding pairs C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC resident 1996 50-100 breeding pairs C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding 1996 15-30 breeding pairs C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC breeding 1996 8-15 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum LC resident 1996 30-50 breeding pairs C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident 1996 1-25 breeding pairs C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC resident 1996 15-25 breeding pairs C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus LC breeding 1996 10-15 breeding pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident 1996 20-40 breeding pairs C6
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus LC resident 1996 20-100 breeding pairs B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Florarna Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 5,138 protected area contained by site 5,138
Florarna Naturreservat 5,139 protected area contained by site 5,172
Florarna Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5,138 protected area contained by site 0
Biotopskydd 2008:411 Biotopskyddsområde 3 protected area contained by site 0
Biotopskydd 2004:591 Biotopskyddsområde 7 protected area contained by site 0
Biotopskydd 2002:381 Biotopskyddsområde 3 protected area contained by site 0
Biotopskydd 2001:829 Biotopskyddsområde 3 protected area contained by site 0
Biotopskydd 2000:237 Biotopskyddsområde 1 protected area contained by site 0
Biotopskydd 2000:236 Biotopskyddsområde 4 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Florarna. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/florarna-iba-sweden on 30/09/2023.