Kogur


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis LC breeding (2014) 27,360 nests B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (2014) 27,360 nests A4iii


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kogur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kogur-iba-iceland on 28/12/2024.