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 |
| 1968 |
Hyllingen
|
Naturreservat (IV) |
3 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
50 |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation |
| Forest |
20 |
Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest |
| Grassland |
20 |
Humid grasslands |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
10 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
60 |
| not utilised |
30 |
| forestry |
20 |
| nature conservation and research |
20 |
| agriculture |
10 |
| tourism/recreation |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Ralången – Lake Hyllingen (Sweden). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-ralången-–-lake-hyllingen-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.
