The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1983 |
Hjelmsøya
|
Naturreservat (Ia) |
100
|
| 1983 |
Hjelmsøystauran |
Nature Reserve (-) |
98 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Neritic |
49 |
|
| Grassland |
- |
Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
- |
|
| Marine Intertidal |
- |
|
| Shrubland |
- |
Heathland |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hjelmsøy (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hjelmsøy-iba-norway on 06/01/2025.
