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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	non-breeding (-)	2,000–4,000 birds	A4i, B1i, B3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1995)	7,000–8,000 birds	A4i, B1i

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

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 23/12/2024.