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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2014	frequent	A3
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	breeding	2014	rare	A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	non-breeding	2005-2014	rare	A3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2005-2014	rare	A3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2014	abundant	A3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	breeding	2014	rare	A3
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	VU	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	2014	present	A3
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	2014	frequent	A3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	2014	frequent	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	2005-2014	frequent	A3
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	2014	frequent	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	unknown	2005-2014	uncommon	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	unknown	2005-2014	uncommon	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding	2014	frequent	A3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	rare	A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	rare	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	2014	present	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	2005-2014	abundant	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding	2014	common	A3
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	LC	breeding	2014	common	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Reisa	Nasjonalpark	90
1986	Ráisduottarháldi	Landskapsvernområde	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Tundra	60
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone, Wooded tundra	30
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reisa (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reisa-iba-norway on 22/11/2024.