GL009
Qeqertaarsuit (Ederfugleøer)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT breeding 1988 1,000 breeding pairs B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


Land use

Land use % of IBA
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Qeqertaarsuit (Ederfugleøer) (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qeqertaarsuit-(ederfugleøer)-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.