Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA 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 |
Kilen
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
51,280 |
protected area overlaps with site |
51,300 |
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here.
Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
not utilised |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kilen. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kilen-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 19/03/2024.