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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	resident (-)	10,000 pairs	A4i, B1i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hofdahverfi (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hofdahverfi-iba-iceland on 28/12/2024.