IS007
Alftafjordur-Hofsstadavogur


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -


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 23/12/2024.