Key Biodiversity Areas

Taateraat in Evighedsfjorden (60)
Greenland (to Denmark), Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Taateraat in Evighedsfjorden
Central coordinates: Latitude: 66.0000, Longitude: -52.5500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 400
Area of KBA (km2): 2.57748
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Sea cliffs.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site also holds breeding Larus glaucoides (200 individuals), Rissa tridactyla (10,000 pairs) and Uria aalge (1989 and 1990 data).

Habitats


Land use: hunting
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal100

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: With the exception of local disturbance caused by hunting, no serious threats are known at the site.