Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1900 |
Hjälstaviken
|
Naturreservat (V) |
100 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
40 |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
20 |
Arable land |
| Grassland |
20 |
Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands |
| Forest |
10 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
5 |
Inland cliffs |
| Shrubland |
5 |
Scrub |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
| tourism/recreation |
80 |
| agriculture |
35 |
| forestry |
15 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Hjälstaviken (Sweden). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-hjälstaviken-iba-sweden on 26/12/2024.
