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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (2005–2010)	990–1,702 individuals	B1i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	70
Marine Intertidal	30

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hvalfjardareyri-Laxarvogur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hvalfjardareyri-laxarvogur-iba-iceland on 19/01/2025.