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Rödkallen – Söräspen Islands


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
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC passage (1996) 20–50 birds B1i, C2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC breeding (1998) 25 pairs B1i, B2, C2, C6
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle LC breeding (1996) 50–100 pairs B1ii, B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Skvolpen Bird Sanctuary (-) 35
1970 Rödkallen-Söräspen Naturreservat (Ib) 99

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rödkallen – Söräspen Islands (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rödkallen-–-söräspen-islands-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.