Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | winter (2005–2014) | 500–1,200 birds | A1 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | passage (2008–2014) | 70–200 birds | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2019 | moderate | low | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | 1,000 / 1,200 (birds) | 84 | moderate | ||
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | 150 / 200 (birds) | 75 | moderate | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | Not assessed | Not assessed | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Latharimoen | Naturreservat (Ia) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 60 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 35 | |
| Marine Neritic | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | major (>10) |
| unknown | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
| urban/industrial/transport | minor (<10) |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Altaelvmunningen (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/altaelvmunningen-iba-norway on 28/12/2024.