GL009
Qeqertaarsuit (Ederfugleøer)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT breeding (1988) 1,000 pairs B1i

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 28/12/2024.