Ørsted Dal and Coloradodal (Greenland (to Denmark)) IBA | Details

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Ørsted Dal and Coloradodal

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)	1,864 birds	B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	breeding (1987)	100–200 pairs	B1i, B3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	breeding (1987)	60 pairs	B3

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Ørsted Dal	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (UA)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ørsted Dal and Coloradodal (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ørsted-dal-and-coloradodal-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 28/12/2024.