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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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	1996	40-50 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1996	25-50 males	C6
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1996	1,000-1,200 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	2004	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1997	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2004	50-60 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2000-2006	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2006	10 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident	2006	30-35 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	1998-2007	25-30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	2-5 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2000-2006	5-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	resident	2006	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2006	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	2005-2006	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	50 breeding pairs	B3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	River Dalalven--Farnebofjarden	Nature Reserve	18
1900	Hedesundafjärden	Naturreservat	4
1900	Tångan	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Villingeskogen	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Kolpelle	Naturreservat	<1
1900	Ingbokällorna	Naturreservat	<1
1974	Östa friluftsreservat	Nature Reserve	4
1995	Kolpelle	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Ingbokällorna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Hedesundafjärden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5
1996	Jordbärsmuren-Ålbo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
1996	Jordbärsmuren-Ålbo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1996	Östa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1996	Villingeskogen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Biotopskydd 1996:41	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
1997	Pellesberget	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
1997	Färnebofjärden; nordväst	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Hallaren	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
1998	Biotopskydd 1998:112	Biotopskyddsområde	-
2000	Färnebofjärden syd	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	20
2000	Färnebofjärden syd	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20
2000	Färnebofjärden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20
2000	Färnebofjärden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	20
2000	Ista	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	Ista	Naturreservat	3
2000	Ista	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
2000	Övre Hedesundafjärden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Gysinge	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2000	Gysinge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2001	Dalälven-Färnebofjärden	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	67
2002	Övre Hedesundafjärden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2006	Biotopskydd 2006:302	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2008	Östa	Naturreservat	3
2008	Biotopskydd 2008:618	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2009	Färnebofjärden	Nationalpark	39
2011	Nedre Dalälven River Landscape	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-
2014	Biotopskydd 2014:57	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2015	Jordbärsmuren - Ålbo	Naturreservat	4
2017	Gysinge	Naturreservat	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs, Water fringe vegetation	65
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	35

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	95
forestry	15
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Färnebofjärden (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/färnebofjärden-iba-sweden on 26/11/2024.