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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Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | non-breeding | - | 80,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | passage | 1990 | 12,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | - | 50,000-99,999 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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Eldborg i Hnappadal | Natturuvaetti Monument | 125 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water | - |
Sea | Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats & sand flats, Rock stacks and islets | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Longufjorur. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/08/2022.