IS008
Longufjorur


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT non-breeding (-) 80,000 birds A4i, B1i
Red Knot Calidris canutus NT passage (1990) 12,000 birds A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a non-breeding (-) 50,000-99,999 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1974 Eldborg i Hnappadal Natturuvaetti Monument (III) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 40
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Longufjorur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/longufjorur-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.