Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Auk Alle alle | LC | breeding (1989) | 1,000,000–5,000,000 pairs | A4ii, B1ii |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (1989) | 1,000,000–5,000,000 pairs | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Liverpool Land coast and mouth of Scoresby Sund (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/liverpool-land-coast-and-mouth-of-scoresby-sund-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 27/12/2024.