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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1996	4 breeding pairs	A3
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	1996	present	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1996	15 breeding pairs	A3
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1996	5-15 breeding pairs	C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	1996	30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	A3
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1996	2-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1996	5-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	breeding	1996	5-20 breeding pairs	C6
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	1996	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	1996	2-12 breeding pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Sjaunja	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	67
1995	Sjaunja	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1996	Sjaunja	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1996	Laponian Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2017	Sjaunja	Naturreservat	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	60
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Wooded tundra, Treeline ecotone	20
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Tundra	10
Shrubland	Heathland	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
military	100
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sjaunja (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sjaunja-iba-sweden on 22/11/2024.