Stordal-Moskusoksefjord-Badlanddal-Loch Fyne-Myggbukta (Greenland (to Denmark)) IBA | Details

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Stordal-Moskusoksefjord-Badlanddal-Loch Fyne-Myggbukta

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	non-breeding (1988)	440 birds	B1i
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage (1973)	200 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (1979)	100 pairs	B1i
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	VU	breeding (1989)	present	B2

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Nationalparken i Nord- og Østgrønland	National Park (II)	100
1977	North-East Greenland	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Tundra
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stordal-Moskusoksefjord-Badlanddal-Loch Fyne-Myggbukta (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stordal-moskusoksefjord-badlanddal-loch-fyne-myggbukta-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 25/12/2024.