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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
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	LC	winter (-)	50–100 birds	A4i, B1i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	70
Marine Intertidal	30

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Osar (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/osar-iba-iceland on 22/12/2024.