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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 ('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 (2006–2014)	85,000–99,894 nests	A4ii, B1ii, B2
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding (2007)	124 pairs	B3
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	VU	breeding (2006–2007)	32,028 nests	A4i, B1i, B2
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (2013)	30,000 pairs	A1, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	103,178–224,647 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	75,659–164,729 pairs	A4ii, B1ii
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	144,508–315,283 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2006–2014)	666,926 pairs	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2015. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	99,894 / 118,439 (nests)	85	moderate

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
other	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Latrabjarg (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/latrabjarg-iba-iceland on 27/12/2024.