Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A fjord and the adjacent valley, containing lakes and ponds.
The fjord is the most important moulting site for
Somateria spectabilis in Greenland.
Branta bernicla hrota stop over during autumn migration.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Disturbance caused to moulting
Somateria spectabilis may intensify if clam-dredging activities increase in scale.
National None
International PartialIBA overlaps with Ramsar Site (Qinnguata Marraa-Kuussuaq).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nordfjord and adjacent valley (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nordfjord-and-adjacent-valley-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 28/12/2024.
