NO006
Kongsøy


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 (2007) 350 pairs B3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding (2006–2011) 500–700 pairs B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (2006–2011) 7,000–11,000 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Kongsøya, Helløya og Skarholmen Naturreservat (Ia) 87

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 73
Grassland - Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other -


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