Kvalhovden & Sjukovskifjella (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway))

Kvalhovden & Sjukovskifjella

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia	LC	breeding	2008	14,400 mature individuals	B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2008	46,600 mature individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kvalhovden & Sjukovskifjella (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kvalhovden-&-sjukovskifjella-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 23/11/2024.