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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (1996)	5–10 pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding (1996)	6–10 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (1996)	10–20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Spjutholmen	Naturreservat (Ia)	1
2008	Kvillanudden	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
2011	Bredforsen	Naturreservat (IV)	2
2013	Biotopskydd 2012:695	Biotopskyddsområde (Ia)	<1
2014	Bredforsen	Naturreservat (IV)	3
2017	Båtfors	Naturreservat (Ia)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	60	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Forest	40	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Båtfors – Bredfors (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/båtfors-–-bredfors-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.