Littleton island and nearby islets (Greenland (to Denmark))

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Littleton island and nearby islets

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1988	1,000 breeding pairs	B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) 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
hunting	-
other	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Littleton island and nearby islets (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/littleton-island-and-nearby-islets-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.