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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	resident	1996	25-40 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1996	50-75 breeding pairs	C6
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	1996	25-35 breeding pairs	C6
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	30-40 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1996	12-18 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	1996	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	1996	2-10 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1996	7-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1996	50-60 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1900	Pålamalm	Naturreservat	<1
2000	Slätmossen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	Engården	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2001	Borgberget	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Biotopskydd 2004:201	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2004	Biotopskydd 2004:365	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2006	Slätmossen - Borgberget	Naturreservat	3
2006	Engården	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2007	Biotopskydd 2007:439	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2012	Österby	Naturreservat	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs, Water fringe vegetation	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	90

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hanveden – Hemfosa (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hanveden-–-hemfosa-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.