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 |
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Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | breeding (1988) | 1,000 pairs | B1i |
Land use | % of IBA |
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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.