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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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding (1980–1988)	1 pairs	A3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	5–10 pairs	B2, C6
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	present	A3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	10–30 pairs	A3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	40–70 pairs	A3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1990–1997)	30–40 pairs	C6
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	5–20 pairs	A3
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	VU	breeding (1980–1988)	present	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	present	A3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	2–3 pairs	A3, B2
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lake Tjalmejaure--Laisdalen valley	Bird Sanctuary (-)	-
1974	Yrafdeltat	Naturreservat (III)	2
2000	Laisdalens fjällurskog	Naturreservat (Ib)	22

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	60

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Tjålme – Valley of Lais (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-tjålme-–-valley-of-lais-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.