Blakkur


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis LC breeding (2014) 51,571 nests B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blakkur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blakkur-iba-iceland on 28/12/2024.