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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2003-2013	300-700 individuals	B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage	2004-2013	2,000-12,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2007-2010	44-45 breeding pairs	B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	700	750	individuals	100	favourable
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	12,000	8,000	individuals	67	unfavourable
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	45	28	breeding pairs	63	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Unknown	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Lyngås-Lysgård	Dyrefredningsområde	4
1984	Lundselvoset	Naturreservat	2
1984	Figgaoset	Dyrefredningsområde	1
1984	Figgaoset	Flora and Fauna Protection Area	2
1984	Lyngås-Klinga Bird Sanctuary	Flora and Fauna Protection Area	9
2013	Innherred Freshwater System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	98
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Leksdalsvatn (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-leksdalsvatn-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.