Inner parts of Kongsfjorden (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway))

SJ003

Inner parts of Kongsfjorden

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	breeding	2005-2014	max 5 breeding pairs	A3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	350 breeding pairs	A3, B1i, B3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	common	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2005-2014	present	A1, A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	abundant	A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	2005-2013	3,000-3,500 breeding pairs	A3, B1i, B3
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	breeding	2008-2012	1 breeding pairs	A3
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding	2005-2014	max 5 breeding pairs	A3
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea	NT	non-breeding	2005-2014	max 10 individuals	A3
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	common	A3
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	2-5 breeding pairs	A3
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	common	A3

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
1973	Kongsfjorden fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	6
1973	Blomstrandhamna fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	1
1985	Kongsfjorden	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
2003	Ossian Sars naturreservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	11

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
tourism/recreation	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inner parts of Kongsfjorden (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inner-parts-of-kongsfjorden-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 22/11/2024.