Iceland

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	2	Alcidae Auks	7	Laridae Gulls and terns	10	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	10

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Iceland at a glance

Land area

103,000 km²

BirdLife Partner

Fuglavernd - BirdLife Iceland

Species
Total number of birds	111
Globally threatened birds	8
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	99
Total IBA area	24,834 km²
IBA area as % of land area	24%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Iceland. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/iceland on 27/12/2024.