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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2016	18-23 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Straume	Naturreservat	72

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	90

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	10
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Straume wetland system (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/straume-wetland-system-iba-norway on 27/11/2024.