Berlevåg


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri VU winter (2007–2016) 30–160 individuals A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Sandfjorden Landskapsvernområde (V) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 90
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 10

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Berlevåg (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/berlevåg-iba-norway on 07/01/2025.