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River Ume Delta and Plains


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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 (2001) 300–800 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC breeding (1996) 900–1,200 pairs B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (2001) 2,250–4,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus LC passage (2001) 50–150 birds C2
Goosander Mergus merganser LC breeding (1996) 1,400–1,800 pairs A4i, B1i, C3
Goosander Mergus merganser LC passage (2001) 1,800–4,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC passage (2001) 5,500–15,000 birds B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca LC breeding (1996) 2,000–2,500 pairs B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca LC passage (2001) 2,500–5,000 birds B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (2001) 275–700 birds B1i, C2
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus VU passage (2001) 150–450 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus LC passage (2001) 800–1,500 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia LC passage (2001) 500–2,000 birds A4i, B1i, C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola LC passage (2001) 4,000–12,000 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC breeding (2001) 10–20 pairs B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC passage (2001) 5–20 birds A1, C1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1971 Stora Tuvan Nature Reserve (Ia) 5
1983 Röbäcksslätten Wildlife and Plant Sanctuary (-) 12
2008 Ängsbacka Naturreservat (IV) 1
2009 Södra Degernässlätten - Sundet Naturreservat (IV) 4
2010 Umeälvens delta Naturreservat (Ib) 48

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal 35
Marine Neritic 30
Forest 20 Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 10 Ruderal land
Grassland 5 Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 10
tourism/recreation 10
forestry -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Ume Delta and Plains (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-ume-delta-and-plains-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.