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Papey


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2015 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
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica VU breeding (2011) 94,278–171,393 pairs A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2
Common Murre Uria aalge LC breeding (2008) 3,490–3,913 pairs B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (2008–2011) 104,341–181,456 pairs A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 50
Marine Neritic 40
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 10

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other -
tourism/recreation -


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.