Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | non-breeding | 1989 | 400 individuals | B1i |
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | breeding | 1989 | 50 breeding pairs | A3, B3 |
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | non-breeding | 1989 | 3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | breeding | 1989 | 50 breeding pairs | A3, B3 |
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | breeding | - | present | A3 |
King Eider Somateria spectabilis | LC | breeding | - | present | A3 |
Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | breeding | - | present | A3 |
Sanderling Calidris alba | LC | breeding | - | present | A3 |
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius | LC | breeding | - | present | A3 |
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus | LC | breeding | - | present | A3 |
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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North-East Greenland | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 97,200,000 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Nationalparken i Nord- og Østgrønland | National Park | 97,200,000 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Hochstetter Forland | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 184,820 | protected area overlaps with site | 184,800 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Grassland | Tundra | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hochstetter Forland. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.