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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding	2006	930-1,090 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2006	200-350 breeding pairs	C6
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding	2006	800-1,000 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	2006	650-750 breeding pairs	B1ii, B3, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Gran	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1997	Vitörarna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2006	Gran	Naturreservat	5
2011	Korvgrunds m fl Djurskyddsområde	Djur- och växtskyddsområde	<1
2017	Vitörarna	Naturreservat	2

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Gävleborgs Läns Ornitologiska Förening	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		90
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	8
Grassland	Humid grasslands	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	90
fisheries/aquaculture	80
nature conservation and research	10
forestry	8
urban/industrial/transport	5
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archipelago of Nothern Hälsingland (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archipelago-of-nothern-hälsingland-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.