IS038
Papey


Country/territory: Iceland

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2 (2015)
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Area: 1,257 hectares (12.57 km2)

Fuglavernd - BirdLife Iceland

Site description (2000 baseline)
A low offshore island of boggy grassland, with low cliffs. Neighbouring islands in surrounding waters are also included. Land-uses include summer-homes, some grazing, tourism, collection of Uria aalge eggs, and traditional harvesting of adult Fratercula arctica (`Other' land-use).


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