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Oddaflod-Lambhagavatn


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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1990) 900 birds B1i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Oddaflod Fridland (IV) 36

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 100 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oddaflod-Lambhagavatn (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oddaflod-lambhagavatn-iba-iceland on 26/12/2024.