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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Kongsøy is a large, grass-covered island with steep cliffs. Helløy and Skarvholmen are low-lying islands with minimal vegetation. This site comprises 75 ha of land and 205 ha of sea. Gulls' eggs are collected by people from Kongsfjord and Berlevåg.
A breeding colony of
Rissa tridactyla (c.18,000 pairs) is nationally important.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Planned oil production in the Barents Sea may have a negative impact on coastal and marine birds.
National High
International None280 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Kongsøyene, 280 ha).
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.
