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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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1980-1988	1 breeding pairs	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	B2
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	1990-1997	5-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	breeding	1980-1988	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	1990-1997	1-3 breeding pairs	A3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1990-1997	3-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	150-200 breeding pairs	A3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	40-70 breeding pairs	A3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1990-1997	90-150 breeding pairs	C6
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	5-35 breeding pairs	A3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	1-3 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3
Redpoll Acanthis flammea	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Torne och Kalix älvsystem	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	176,092	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Tavvavuoma	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	53,941	is identical to site	0
Tavvavuoma	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53,941	is identical to site	53,941
Tavvavuoma	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	28,700	protected area contained by site	28,400

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tavvavouma. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/06/2022.