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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1992)	100–300 birds	B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (-)	10,000–15,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding (-)	300 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Kattarauga	Natturuvaetti Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	20

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hop-Vatnsdalur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hop-vatnsdalur-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.