Dokkadelta


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus LC passage 2004-2013 3,000-6,000 individuals A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1990 Dokkadeltaet Naturreservat 100
2002 Dokkadelta Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Mud flats and sand flats, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dokkadelta (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dokkadelta-iba-norway on 27/11/2024.