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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A sea cliff in the extreme north-west of mainland Iceland. Recreation is the main land-use. There is no permanent settlement in the neighborhood. Eggs are collected traditionally from the auks at certain places on the cliff (`Other' land-use).
Important for its large numbers of breeding seabirds; other abundant species are
Fulmarus glacialis,
Fratercula arctica and
Uria lomvia (12,000 pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known.
National High
International None700 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Landscape) (Hornstrandir, 58,000 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ritur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ritur-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.
