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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
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	1992	448 breeding pairs	B3
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia	LC	breeding	1992	9,300 breeding pairs	B1ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1992	10,000 breeding pairs	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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Kitsissut Avalliit (Ydre Kitsissut)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	4,470	protected area overlaps with site	4,500
GL041	Breeding Reserve for Birds	0	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Sea	Open Sea	-
Coastline	Rock stacks and islets	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
other	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kitsissut Avalliit (Ydre Kitsissut). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/08/2022.