The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Razorbill Alca torda | LC | breeding | 1989 | 100 breeding pairs | B3 |
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia | LC | breeding | 1989 | 8,915 breeding pairs | B1ii |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | - | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land use | % of IBA |
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hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taateraat in Evighedsfjorden (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taateraat-in-evighedsfjorden-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.