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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	1992-2008	1,900 mature individuals	A3, B1i, B3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2005-2014	present	A1, A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1900-2009	3,870 individuals	A3, B1i, B3
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	breeding	2005-2014	max 10 breeding pairs	A3
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	VU	breeding	2008-2010	101,000 mature individuals	A4i, B1i
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus	LC	breeding	1989-2010	912 mature individuals	A3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding	1989-2010	704 mature individuals	B1ii, B2
Little Auk Alle alle	LC	breeding	1989-2010	498,600 mature individuals	A3, A4ii, B1ii
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia	LC	breeding	2008-2010	296,000 mature individuals	A4ii, B1ii, B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1989-2010	900,000 mature 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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Svalbard West	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	2,004,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sørkapp fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	869	protected area contained by site	3,599
Sørkapp	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	39,710	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sør-Spitsbergen nasjonalpark	Nasjonalpark (Svalbard)	502,380	is identical to site	1,317,734
Olsholmen fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	2	protected area contained by site	46
Isøyane fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	34	protected area contained by site	230
Isøyane	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	30	protected area contained by site	30
Dunøyane fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	154	protected area contained by site	1,191
Dunøyane	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	120	protected area contained by site	120

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Tundra	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South Spitsbergen National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/01/2021.