Østersletten and Knudshoved, Hold With Hope (Greenland (to Denmark)) IBA | Details

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Østersletten and Knudshoved, Hold With Hope

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)	315 birds	B1i

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

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Østersletten and Knudshoved, Hold With Hope (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/østersletten-and-knudshoved-hold-with-hope-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 26/12/2024.