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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Sea cliffs. Egg-collecting takes place (`Other' land-use).
The site holds large numbers of breeding seabirds, including
Larus glaucoides (147 pairs),
Rissa tridactyla (5,838 pairs),
Uria lomvia (3,655 individuals),
Alca torda and
Cepphus grylle (1994 data). c.35,000
Rissa tridactyla were estimated to be present in 1984.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
With the exception of local disturbance caused by hunting, no serious threats are known at the site.
N
ational Partial
International NoneIBA overlaps with Breeding Reserve for Birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Appat, Ritenbenk (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/appat-ritenbenk-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 26/12/2024.
