Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Islands with associated sea cliffs.
Also holds breeding
Larus hyperboreus,
Alca torda,
Cepphus grylle (230 individuals) and
Fratercula arctica (60 individuals) (1987 data).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at the site.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carey islands (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carey-islands-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.