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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	2004-2013	2,500 individuals	B1i

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban parks and gardens, Arable land	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Selvær (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/selvær-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.