Key Biodiversity Areas

Sassen-Bünsow Land (44536)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway), Europe

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCalidris melanotosPectoral SandpiperLC2014link-icon
AvesPhalaropus fulicariusRed PhalaropeLC2014link-icon
AvesCalidris albaSanderlingLC2014link-icon
AvesCalidris canutusRed KnotLC2014link-icon
AvesAnser brachyrhynchusPink-footed GooseLC2014link-icon
AvesBranta leucopsisBarnacle GooseLC2014link-icon
AvesStercorarius longicaudusLong-tailed JaegerLC2014link-icon
AvesSomateria mollissimaCommon EiderLC2014link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Sassen-Bünsow Land. 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 30, 2025.