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Hornafjardarfljot - Hestgerdislon


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.



Key biodiversity
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.



Protected areas
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 23/12/2024.