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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1997	200-250 individuals	C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Rivers and streams	75
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	10
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	100
hunting	90
agriculture	10
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Östra Styran (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-östra-styran-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.