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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
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	2000-2013	5 breeding pairs	B2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Máze	Naturreservat	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alta-Kautokeino watercourse (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alta-kautokeino-watercourse-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.