Miklavatn i Fljotum (Iceland) IBA | Details

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Miklavatn i Fljotum

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	non-breeding (-)	150 birds	B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding (-)	3,000 birds	B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	non-breeding (-)	300 birds	B1i

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Miklavatn	Fridland (VI)	74

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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