Vorma (Norway) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Vorma

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2004-2014	200-700 individuals	B1i, B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1935	Vorma	Dyrelivsfredning	87
1954	Andelven, Nessa og Risa	Dyrelivsfredning	2
2010	Frilset	Naturreservat	1
2010	Eidsvoll prestegård	Naturreservat	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
urban/industrial/transport	50

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vorma (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vorma-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.