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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	2004-2006	70-90 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	90-105 males	C6
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004-2006	20 males	A1, B2, C1, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	30-45 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2004-2006	80-100 breeding pairs	C6
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2004-2006	70-100 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	8-15 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	10 breeding pairs	C6
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2004-2006	8-12 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2004-2006	30-45 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1900	Långhällsmossen	Naturreservat	1
1900	Rävkilarna	Naturreservat	<1
1995	Långhällsmossen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Biotopskydd 1995:291	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
1995	Biotopskydd 1995:292	Biotopskyddsområde	-
1997	Biotopskydd 1997:91	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
1998	Rävkilarna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Äspenbo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Biotopskydd 2000:439	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2001	Långhällsmossen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2002	Biotopskydd 2002:84	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2002	Biotopskydd 2002:85	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2003	Biotopskydd 2003:355	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2003	Biotopskydd 2003:354	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2004	Flenningeskogen	Naturreservat	<1
2006	Biotopskydd 2006:204	Biotopskyddsområde	<1
2008	Biotopskydd 2008:89	Biotopskyddsområde	-
2011	Lissmossen	Naturreservat	<1
2016	Halmdal	Naturreservat	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	85
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
forestry	80
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	5

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