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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	non-breeding	-	2,000-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1995	7,000-8,000 individuals	A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lonsfjordur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lonsfjordur-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.