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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2013	rare	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2013	common	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2013	common	A3
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	2013	common	A3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	breeding	2013	common	A3
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	VU	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	2013	common	A3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding	2013	common	A3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	2013	frequent	A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	2013	rare	A3
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	2013	common	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	2005-2014	common	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	2013	present	A3
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus	LC	breeding	2005-2014	present	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding	2013	common	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Øvre Anarjokka	Nasjonalpark	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone, Wooded tundra	40
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	30
Grassland	Tundra	20
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Øvre Anárjohka (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/øvre-anárjohka-iba-norway on 25/11/2024.