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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2014

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	2004-2013	3,700 individuals	B1i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	2004-2013	50-100 individuals	B1i, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2014	50 breeding pairs	B2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sør-Smøla	Landskapsvernområde	2,207	protected area contained by site	0
Sortna	Naturreservat	14	protected area contained by site	0
Skalmen	Naturreservat	5	protected area contained by site	0
Sjøvågen	Naturreservat	34	protected area contained by site	0
Remman	Naturreservat	7	protected area contained by site	0
Midt-Smøla	Naturreservat	4,033	protected area contained by site	0
Kyrhaugvatna	Naturreservat	23	protected area contained by site	0
Hopavassdraget	Naturreservat	1,093	protected area contained by site	0
Haverøya	Landskapsvernområde	79	protected area contained by site	0
Fløtjønna	Naturreservat	20	protected area contained by site	0
Aunvågen	Naturreservat	224	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Coastline	Rock stacks and islets	-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Smøla archipelago. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/06/2021.