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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
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding (1990–1997)	5–10 pairs	B2, C6
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1990–1997)	30–40 pairs	C6
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	1–2 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Pakketan	Nature Reserve (-)	53
2000	Torneträsk-Soppero fjällurskog	Naturreservat (Ib)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Påkketan (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/påkketan-iba-sweden on 25/12/2024.