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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
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (2005)	10,000–15,000 pairs	B1ii, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (2005)	4,000–6,000 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2005)	14,000–21,000 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Loppa	Naturreservat (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	30	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Shrubland	30	Heathland
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Urban parks and gardens
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Marine Neritic	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	60
nature conservation and research	30
agriculture	5
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loppa (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loppa-iba-norway on 26/12/2024.