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SE001
Taavavuoma
Location Sweden, Norrbotten
Central coordinates 20o 41.44' East  68o 29.53' North
IBA criteria A3, B2, C6
Area 54,000 ha
Altitude 540 - 1,119m
Year of IBA assessment 2000

Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening



Ornithological information Important for breeding waterbirds, raptors and waders. Breeding birds include 11 out of the 32 species in Europe that are restricted (when breeding) to the Arctic/tundra biome. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla.

Site description A mosaic of marshes, watercourses, lakes and pools lying in a depression on one of the most northerly Lapland plateaus. The IBA forms part of the River Lainio's catchment, and the only land-use is reindeer Rangifer tarandus herding (`Other' land-use).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus breeding  -  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Vulnerable 
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis breeding  -  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Vulnerable 
Smew Mergellus albellus breeding  -  present [units unknown]  -  B2  Least Concern 
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata breeding  -  5-20 breeding pairs  -  B2, C6  Least Concern 
Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus breeding  -  1-3 breeding pairs  -  A3, B2  Least Concern 
Great Snipe Gallinago media breeding  -  3-10 breeding pairs  -  B2, C6  Near Threatened 
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica breeding  -  5-10 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus breeding  -  40-70 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola breeding  -  90-150 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima breeding  -  1-3 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus breeding  -  150-200 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus breeding  -  5-35 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus breeding  -  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni breeding  -  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Not Recognised 
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus breeding  -  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Tavvavuoma Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 28,700 protected area overlaps with site 28,400  
Tavvavuoma - SE0820619 Birds Directive 53,941 protected area contained by site 53,941  
Torne och Kalix älvsystem - SE0820430 Habitats Directive 176,092 protected area is adjacent to site 0  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation  21%
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Treeline ecotone  5%
Grassland Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Humid grasslands  69%
Rocky areas   3%
Shrubland Scrub  2%

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
other -

Management considerations No serious threats are known at the site.

Protection status National None International High28,400 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Taavavuoma, 28,700 ha).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Taavavuoma. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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