Fuglefjella (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway))

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Fuglefjella

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Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context

Sea cliffs facing Isfjorden. There is shipping traffic (boats going to and from Longyearbyen). This site was named `Grumant' in he previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).

Key biodiversity

Breeding seabirds include Rissa tridactyla (10,000 pairs) and Uria lomvia (20,000 individuals).

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity

Possible effects of the shipping traffic on seabirds (`Other' threat) have not been investigated.

Protected areas

National None International None

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fuglefjella (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fuglefjella-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 23/11/2024.