Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3 (2015)
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Area: 380 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A small, rocky island, 14 km south-west of Reykjanes in south-west Iceland.
Key biodiversity
Other common breeding seabirds are Rissa tridactyla (3,000 pairs), Uria aalge (2,700 pairs) and Uria lomvia (510 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eldey (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eldey-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.