Adventdalen & Adventfjorden (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway))

Adventdalen & Adventfjorden

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	2005-2014	10-85 individuals	B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	2005-2014	1,000-1,500 individuals	B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	50-100 breeding pairs	A3, B1i, B3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage	2005-2014	1,000-5,200 mature individuals	A4i, B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	50-150 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2005-2014	1-5 breeding pairs	A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	2-10 breeding pairs	A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	2005-2014	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2005-2014	1-5 breeding pairs	A3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	2005-2014	< 50 breeding pairs	A3
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	passage	2005-2014	600-1,350 mature individuals	B1i
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	2005-2014	< 50 breeding pairs	A3, B3
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos	LC	breeding	2007-2013	max 1 breeding pairs	A3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	max 1 breeding pairs	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding	2005-2014	1-7 breeding pairs	A3
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea	NT	non-breeding	2005-2014	1-22 individuals	A1
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	max 10 breeding pairs	A3
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	common	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		30
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		20
Marine Intertidal		10
Marine Neritic		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
energy production and mining	minor (<10)
not utilised	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Adventdalen & Adventfjorden (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/adventdalen-&-adventfjorden-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 22/11/2024.