Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 (2015)
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Area: 2,199 ha
Site description
An offshore island with sea cliffs and grasslands. Land-uses include sheep farming, fishing, tourism, collection of eggs of Uria aalge, and traditional harvesting of adult puffins Fratercula arctica.
Key biodiversity
Huge numbers of seabird breed; other common species include Fulmarus glacialis, Uria lomvia (c.7,100 pairs) and Sterna paradisaea (hundreds of pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Grimsey ut af Eyjafirdi. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
