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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A very large wetland in Sudursveit and Mýrar, south-east Iceland. Habitats comprise extensive sedge marshes (
Carex,
Eriophorum), pools, sandy areas with rushes
Juncus, mudflats and brackish lagoons. The main land-use is grazing.
Information on birds is limited, but the area is known to be important for breeding wildfowl and waders as well as for staging waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Hunting is a problem.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hornafjardarfljot - Hestgerdislon (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hornafjardarfljot--hestgerdislon-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.
