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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident (1996)	100–200 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (1996)	40–100 pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (1996)	50–100 pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (1996)	15–30 pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1996)	8–15 pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident (1996)	30–50 pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident (1996)	1–25 pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident (1996)	15–25 pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding (1996)	10–15 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (1996)	20–40 pairs	C6
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	resident (1996)	20–100 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1900	Florarna	Naturreservat (Ib)	29
2004	Biotopskydd 2004:591	Biotopskyddsområde (Ia)	<1

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

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 23/12/2024.