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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1993)	1,100 birds	A4i, B1i
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (1995–1996)	1,221–3,286 birds	B1i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage (1990)	9,000 birds	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Breidafjordur	Serlog (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	70
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alftafjordur-Hofsstadavogur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alftafjordur-hofsstadavogur-iba-iceland on 05/12/2024.