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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

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

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

Land use	% of IBA
other	-

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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.