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Hopen island (3198)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway), Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesUria lomviaThick-billed MurreLC2014D1alink-icon
AvesRissa tridactylaBlack-legged KittiwakeLC2014A1b, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCepphus grylleBlack GuillemotLC2014link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Hopen 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 Jan 16, 2026.