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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
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

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

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

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

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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.