Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: B1i (2000)
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Area: 650 hectares (6.50 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A slow-flowing river with associated estuary and seasonally flooded marshes (dominated by sedge Carex) by Akureyri airport.
Key biodiversity
The area supports hundreds of migrating ducks in spring, as well as a wide variety of breeding waterfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Osholmar Eyjafardarar (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/osholmar-eyjafardarar-iba-iceland on 26/12/2024.