Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis | VU | breeding | 2013 | present | A3 |
| Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca | VU | breeding | 2005-2014 | 5-20 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | breeding | 2005-2014 | < 50 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | breeding | 2013 | present | A3 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | breeding | 2014 | abundant | A3, B3 |
| Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii | LC | breeding | 2004-2013 | 70-130 nests | A3, B1i |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | breeding | 2005-2014 | common | A3 |
| Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima | LC | breeding | 2005-2014 | present | A3 |
| Great Snipe Gallinago media | NT | breeding | 2004-2013 | 100-200 breeding pairs | A1, B1i, B2 |
| Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | LC | breeding | 2013 | present | A3 |
| Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus | LC | breeding | 2013 | present | A3 |
| Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus | LC | breeding | 2013 | common | A3 |
| Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus | LC | resident | 2004-2013 | 15-25 breeding pairs | A3, B2 |
| Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus | LC | breeding | 2014 | common | A3 |
| Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis | LC | breeding | 2014 | frequent | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | not assessed | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | poor | |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Hardangervidda | Nasjonalpark | 88 |
| 1981 | Møsvatn Austfjell | Landskapsvernområde | 8 |
| 1981 | Møsvatn Austfjell - Hondle | Landskapsvernområde | <1 |
| 1989 | Møsvasstangen | Landskapsvernområde | <1 |
| 1990 | Bjortjønn | Dyrefredningsområde | <1 |
| 1995 | Bjoreidalen | Naturreservat | <1 |
| 1996 | Mosvasstangen Landscape Protection Area | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | <1 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hardangervidda (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hardangervidda-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.