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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

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	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)
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)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Tundra	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hochstetter Forland. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.