Inner Porsangerfjord (Norway) IBA | Details

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Inner Porsangerfjord

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (2004–2013)	60–80 birds	A1, B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage (2005–2014)	500–1,000 birds	A1
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (2004–2013)	2,500–5,000 pairs	B1i, B3
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage (2004–2013)	200–300 birds	A1
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding (2004–2013)	1,000–4,000 birds	B1i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage (2004–2013)	1,000–3,000 birds	B1i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage (2004–2013)	25,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	winter (2004–2013)	500–1,500 birds	B1i, B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1989)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Roddinesset	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1
1981	Reinøya	Naturreservat (Ia)	3
1983	Stabbursnes	Naturreservat (Ia)	3
1983	Stabbursneset	Nature Reserve (-)	3
1991	Børselvosen	Naturreservat (Ia)	1
1991	Vækker/Väkkärä	Naturreservat (Ia)	<1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Raised bogs

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
other	-
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inner Porsangerfjord (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inner-porsangerfjord-iba-norway on 23/12/2024.