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 |
| European Shag Gulosus aristotelis |
LC |
breeding (1985–2007) |
30–150 nests |
B3 |
| Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla |
VU |
breeding (2005) |
46,564 nests |
A4i, B1i, B2 |
| Razorbill Alca torda |
LC |
breeding (2007) |
2,134–6,333 breeding pairs |
A4ii, B1ii, B2 |
| Common Murre Uria aalge |
LC |
breeding (2007) |
3,863–14,243 breeding pairs |
B2 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds |
n/a |
breeding (2005–2008) |
61,458–61,578 breeding pairs |
A4iii |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
100 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| other |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krysuvikurberg (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krysuvikurberg-iba-iceland on 06/01/2025.
