Nordenskiöldkysten (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway))

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Nordenskiöldkysten

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding	2000-2007	4,000 mature individuals	A3, A4i, B1i, B3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	non-breeding	2005-2014	abundant	A1
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	1980-1988	max 6 breeding pairs	A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	non-breeding	2005-2014	abundant	B1i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	non-breeding	2005-2014	abundant	B1i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	breeding	2009-2012	max 10 breeding pairs	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding	1989	20 breeding pairs	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding	2009-2012	max 50 breeding pairs	A3
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	1980-1988	100 breeding pairs	A3

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
1973	Kapp Linné fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard)	<1
2003	Nordenskiöld Land nasjonalpark	Nasjonalpark (Svalbard)	65
2003	Festningen geotopvernområde	Geotopvernområde (Svalbard)	2
2009	Svalbard West	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	28
2010	Nordenskiöldkysten	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nordenskiöldkysten (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nordenskiöldkysten-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 23/11/2024.