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River Svartån


IBA Justification

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 non-breeding (1994) 2,300 birds A4i, B1i, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1900 Fläckebo Naturreservat (IV) 3
2011 Biotopskydd 2011:165 Biotopskyddsområde (Ia) <1
2015 Biotopskydd SK 338-2015 Biotopskyddsområde (Ia) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland -
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Svartån (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-svartån-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.