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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding (2006)	930–1,090 pairs	B1i, C3
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding (2006)	200–350 pairs	C6
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding (2006)	800–1,000 pairs	B1ii, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (2006)	650–750 pairs	B1ii, B3, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Gran	Naturreservat (Ia)	5
2017	Vitörarna	Naturreservat (Ia)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 23/12/2024.