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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1900	Florarna	Naturreservat	29
1995	Florarna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29
2000	Biotopskydd 2000:236	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2000	Biotopskydd 2000:237	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2001	Biotopskydd 2001:829	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2002	Biotopskydd 2002:381	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2004	Biotopskydd 2004:591	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2006	Florarna	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	29
2008	Biotopskydd 2008:411	Biotopskyddsområde	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	45
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	45
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	40
nature conservation and research	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Florarna (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/florarna-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.