NO043
Kjørholmane seabird reserve


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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC breeding (2008–2014) 1,150–3,000 pairs A4i, B1i, B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1970 Kjørholmane seabird reserve Nature Reserve (-) 4
1982 Kjørholmane Naturreservat (Ia) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 94
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 95


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kjørholmane seabird reserve (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kjørholmane-seabird-reserve-iba-norway on 21/12/2024.