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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
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	LC	breeding (2007)	12,278 nests	B2
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	VU	breeding (2007)	19,166 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding (2007)	2,833–21,749 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2005–2008)	46,608 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Hornstrandir	Fridland (Ib)	37

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ritur (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ritur-iba-iceland on 28/12/2024.