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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 IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	resident (-)	20–25 breeding pairs	B2
Great Skua Catharacta skua	LC	breeding (-)	4,000–4,650 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Salthofdi og Salthofdamyrar	Fridland (VI)	1
2008	Vatnajokulsthjodgardur	Thjodgardur (II)	52

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	70
Wetlands (inland)	30	Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Breidamerkursandur - Fagurholsmyri (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/breidamerkursandur--fagurholsmyri-iba-iceland on 06/01/2025.