GL028
Assissut (Braendvinsskaerene) near Kronprinsens Ejland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica VU breeding (1988) 800 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- GL028 Breeding Reserve for Birds (-) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Assissut (Braendvinsskaerene) near Kronprinsens Ejland (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/assissut-(braendvinsskaerene)-near-kronprinsens-ejland-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 05/12/2024.