Eyjafjoll: Ira - Seljaland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis LC breeding 2014 20,091 nests B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 2014 20,091 nests A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eyjafjoll: Ira - Seljaland (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eyjafjoll:-ira--seljaland-iba-iceland on 24/11/2024.