Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 23,020 hectares (230.20 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An extensive wetland by öxarfjördur bay, comprising rivers (fed by cold and thermal springs), freshwater and brackish marshes, streams, lakes and pools. The freshwater marshes are dominated by sedges (Carex, Eriophorum). Land-uses include grazing, fishing and fish-farming.
Key biodiversity
There is a good variety of other breeding waterfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oxarfjordur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oxarfjordur-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.