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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
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 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 pairs	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding (1989)	20 pairs	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding (2009–2012)	max 50 pairs	A3
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding (1980–1988)	100 pairs	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Kapp Linné fuglereservat	Naturreservater (Svalbard) (Ia)	<1
2003	Nordenskiöld Land nasjonalpark	Nasjonalpark (Svalbard) (II)	65
2003	Festningen geotopvernområde	Geotopvernområde (Svalbard) (III)	2
2009	Svalbard West	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	28

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.