Borgarey


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
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica VU breeding (2011) 53,446–86,954 pairs A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (2011) 53,446–86,954 pairs A4iii

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture minor (<10)


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