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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
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	winter (2004–2013)	200–300 birds	A1, B1i, B2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	95
Marine Intertidal	5

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Båtsfjord (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/båtsfjord-iba-norway on 22/12/2024.