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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island with cliffs and steep slopes, rising to a plateau with marshes and small lakes.
An important seabird colony.
Uria aalge has undergone a significant decline in recent years, with 13,000 pairs in 1964, 4,000 pairs in 1974 and less than 100 pairs currently. Species of global conservation concern which do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla.
National High
International None2,130 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Nord-Fugløy, 2,130 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nord-Fugløy (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nord-fugløy-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.
