Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A wetland extending from the outlet of the Fnjóská river to Bárdartjörn near the village of Grenivík. Habitats comprise large and small riparian marshes of sedge (
Carex,
Eriophorum), pools, river and streams, river islets with willow
Salix, and saltmarshes. Land-uses include grazing and eider husbandry (
Somateria mollissima).
Not much information is available on birds, but other breeding species include a good variety of ducks and waders.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The area on the list of sites of conservation interest in the Nature Conservation Register.
National None
International None
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.
