Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: A4iii, B1i (2000)
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Area: 5,000 hectares (50.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A brackish coastal lagoon with intertidal mudflats, by the town of Höfn on the western shore of Skardsfjördur and along the coast from Austurfjörur to Hornsvík.
Key biodiversity
Other notable waders on passage include Haematopus ostralegus (hundreds), Charadrius hiaticula (1,000), Calidris canutus (min. 2,000) and Limosa limosa (hundreds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skardsfjördur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skardsfjördur-iba-iceland on 27/12/2024.