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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1980–1988)	1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1980–1988)	10,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Grasshopper-warbler Locustella naevia	LC	breeding (1990–1997)	60 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Logården	Naturreservat (IV)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Forest	minor (<10)	Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	minor (<10)	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Östen (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-östen-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.