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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (2009–2013)	4,000–7,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage (2010)	2,000–2,500 birds	B1i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding (2009)	10 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Skogvoll	Naturreservat (Ia)	55
2000	Risøysundet	Naturreservat (Ia)	5
2000	Åholmen	Naturreservat (Ia)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Blanket bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Andøya (including Skogvoll) (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/andøya-(including-skogvoll)-iba-norway on 27/12/2024.