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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)	150–400 birds	B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Navröd	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
1985	Lybeck	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
2006	Biotopskydd 2006:285	Biotopskyddsområde (Ia)	<1
2012	Frihult	Naturreservat (IV)	<1
2013	Klingavälsåns dalg��ng	Naturreservat (V)	14
2013	Veberöds ljung	Naturreservat (IV)	1
2014	Vitabäckshällorna	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-	Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Klingaälv – Lake Kranke (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-klingaälv-–-lake-kranke-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.