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 |
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Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | breeding (1982–2005) | 750 mature individuals | A3, B1i, B3 |
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | breeding (2005–2014) | present | A3 |
King Eider Somateria spectabilis | LC | breeding (2005–2014) | present | A3 |
Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | breeding (2005–2014) | present | A3 |
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus | LC | breeding (2005) | 50-249 pairs | A3 |
Little Auk Alle alle | LC | breeding (2005) | unknown | A3 |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (1988–2005) | 90,000–130,000 mature individuals | A4iii |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1973 | Boheman fuglereservat | Naturreservater (Svalbard) (Ia) | <1 |
2003 | Nordre Isfjorden nasjonalpark | Nasjonalpark (Svalbard) (II) | 100 |
2009 | Svalbard West | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) | 32 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nordre Isfjorden (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nordre-isfjorden-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 22/12/2024.