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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding	1992	450 individuals	B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	50
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Itsako (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/itsako-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 24/11/2024.