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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	-	1,800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	-	1,200 individuals	B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Andakill	Busvaedi	16

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ferjubakkafloi-Holmavad (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ferjubakkafloi-holmavad-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.