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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
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	2006	20 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	2006	50 breeding pairs	A3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	2006	20-30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2006	9,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus	LC	breeding	2006	500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding	2006	100 breeding pairs	B3
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	2006	500 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	VU	breeding	2006	30 breeding pairs	B2
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	2006	50 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	2007	40-250 males	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	2006	500 breeding pairs	A3, C6
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	2006	50-100 breeding pairs	A3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	2006	700 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	2006	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	2006	300 breeding pairs	A3, B1ii, C3
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	LC	breeding	2006	50-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2006	30 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding	2000-2006	present	A3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	1980-1988	5-14 breeding pairs	A3, B2, 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	Vindelfjällen	Naturreservat	100
1974	Tärnasjön	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2
1995	Vindelfjällen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1996	Vindelfjällen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2013	Vindelälven	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
LUVRE	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	36
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	30
Shrubland	Scrub	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	13
Other		3
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
other	-
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vindel Mountains (including Lake Tärna) (Sweden). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vindel-mountains-(including-lake-tärna)-iba-sweden on 23/11/2024.