Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2014
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
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
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Coastline | Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats & sand flats | - |
Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Raised bogs | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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hunting | - |
other | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Inner Porsangerfjord. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 11/08/2022.