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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	LC	breeding	2014	15,399 nests	B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2014	15,399 nests	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Myrarhyrna (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/myrarhyrna-iba-iceland on 24/11/2024.