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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	1980-1988	1 breeding pairs	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	B2
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	1990-1997	5-20 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	breeding	1980-1988	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	1990-1997	1-3 breeding pairs	A3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1990-1997	3-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	150-200 breeding pairs	A3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	40-70 breeding pairs	A3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	1990-1997	90-150 breeding pairs	C6
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	5-35 breeding pairs	A3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	1-3 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3
Redpoll Acanthis flammea	LC	breeding	1980-1988	present	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	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	Tavvavuoma	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	53
1999	Tavvavuoma	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2004	Tavvavuoma	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	69
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	21
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		3
Shrubland	Scrub	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tavvavouma (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tavvavouma-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.