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Gräsö Archipelago


IBA Justification

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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC passage (1996) 2,000–3,000 birds B1i, C3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC breeding (1996) 75–85 pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC breeding (1996) 90–100 pairs C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC passage (1996) 20–28 birds A1, C1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1900 Örskär Naturreservat (V) 2
1976 Norrsten Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary (-) 2
2013 Gräsö östra skärgård Naturreservat (V) 92

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 96
Forest 2 Native coniferous woodland
Grassland 2 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 80
nature conservation and research 25
tourism/recreation 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gräsö Archipelago (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gräsö-archipelago-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.