• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (2007–2014)	75–100 pairs	A1, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Øvre Forra	Naturreservat (Ia)	62
1996	Grunningen	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
2011	Grønningen	Naturreservat (Ia)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	60	Blanket bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater
Forest	36	Native coniferous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Øvre Forra (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/øvre-forra-iba-norway on 27/12/2024.