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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'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2004-2013	60-80 individuals	A1, B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2005-2014	500-1,000 individuals	A1
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	2004-2013	2,500-5,000 breeding pairs	B1i, B3
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage	2004-2013	200-300 individuals	A1
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding	2004-2013	1,000-4,000 individuals	B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	2004-2013	1,000-3,000 individuals	B1i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage	2004-2013	25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	winter	2004-2013	500-1,500 individuals	B1i, B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1989	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Vækker/Väkkärä	Naturreservat	60	protected area contained by site	0
Stabbursneset	Nature Reserve	1,620	protected area contained by site	1,620
Stabbursneset	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,620	protected area contained by site	1,620
Stabbursnes	Naturreservat	228	protected area contained by site	0
Roddinesset	Naturreservat	152	protected area overlaps with site	0
Reinøya	Naturreservat	1,269	protected area contained by site	0
Børselvosen	Naturreservat	124	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-
Marine Neritic		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
other	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inner Porsangerfjord. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inner-porsangerfjord-iba-norway on 24/09/2023.