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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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2013)	939 mature individuals	B1i
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (2013)	38,000 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (2013)	2,398 mature individuals	B1ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2013)	39,000 pairs	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	38,000 / 180,000 (pairs)	22	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Nykvåg/Nykan	Naturreservat (Ia)	91
2002	Frugga	Naturreservat (Ia)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nykvåg (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nykvåg-iba-norway on 23/12/2024.