Bjørnøya (Bear Island) (3188)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway), Europe
Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List category | Year | KBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Rissa tridactyla | Black-legged Kittiwake | LC | 2014 | A1b, D1a |
| Aves | Uria aalge | Common Murre | LC | 2014 | D1a |
| Aves | Uria lomvia | Thick-billed Murre | LC | 2014 | D1a |
| Aves | Stercorarius skua | Great Skua | LC | 2014 | D1a |
Other species not triggering KBA criteria
| Taxonomic group | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN Red List Category | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | VU | 2014 | |
| Aves | Somateria mollissima | Common Eider | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Cepphus grylle | Black Guillemot | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Larus hyperboreus | Glaucous Gull | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Anser brachyrhynchus | Pink-footed Goose | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Calidris alpina | Dunlin | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Stercorarius parasiticus | Arctic Jaeger | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Calidris maritima | Purple Sandpiper | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Alle alle | Little Auk | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Branta bernicla | Brent Goose | LC | 2014 | |
| Aves | Branta leucopsis | Barnacle Goose | LC | 2014 | |
Recommended citation
Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Bjørnøya (Bear Island). Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.