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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding (2007)	1,000–6,000 birds	B3, C6
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding (2007)	10–50 birds	A3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (2006–2007)	50–250 males	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (2007)	20–100 birds	C6
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding (2007)	50–250 birds	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding (2007)	2 birds	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding (2007)	200–1,200 birds	A3
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	LC	breeding (2007)	10–100 birds	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2017	Stämpelhön	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	40	Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Grassland	35	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Forest	25	Alluvial and very wet forest; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Middagsfjället – Dörrshöjden (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/middagsfjället-–-dörrshöjden-iba-sweden on 24/12/2024.