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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	non-breeding (1989)	1,750 birds	B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	non-breeding (1989)	5,300 birds	A4i, B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	breeding (1989)	50 pairs	B3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Humid grasslands; Tundra
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Marine Intertidal	-
Shrubland	-	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Heden (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/heden-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 22/12/2024.