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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
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	2004-2006	500-800 breeding pairs	B1ii, C3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1970	Gnäggen	Naturreservat	3
1997	Gnäggen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2000	High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2008	High Coast	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	100

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Ångermanlands Ornitologiska Förening	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	3
not utilised	-

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