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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding (2006–2012)	1,500–3,300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2013)	895 breeding pairs	B1i
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding (2014)	400–500 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Sklinna	Naturreservat (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sklinna (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sklinna-iba-norway on 22/01/2025.