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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2015

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	2014	2,300 breeding pairs	B1i
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2014	9,800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2014	14,494 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

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hrisey. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.