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Neiden- & Munkefjord


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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU non-breeding 2010-2013 200-1,050 individuals A1
Goosander Mergus merganser LC non-breeding 2013 3,000 individuals B1i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator LC non-breeding 2013 1,100 individuals B1i

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1991 Neiden- og Munkefjord Naturreservat 98
1991 Neiden and Munkefjord Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Neiden- & Munkefjord (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/neiden-&-munkefjord-iba-norway on 22/11/2024.