Data Zone
Country/territory: Norway
IBA Criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 390 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | very high | very unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Nykvåg is a vertical cliff behind Nykvåg harbour, on the steep, grass-covered island of Fuglenyken. The cliffs of Måsnyken and Frugga are also included in this site.
Key biodiversity
An important colony for Fratercula arctica˜the estimate for the colony size is significantly higher than that in 1989 (40,000 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nykvåg. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/12/2019.
