The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1974 |
Ingólfshöfð i |
Nature Reserve (Landscape) (-) |
<1 |
| 1975 |
Haalda
|
Natturuvaetti Monument (III) |
<1 |
| 1978 |
Ingolfshofdi
|
Fridland (VI) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
80 |
|
| Wetlands (inland) |
20 |
Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skeidararsandur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skeidararsandur-iba-iceland on 06/01/2025.
