Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3 (2015)
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Area: 5,300 hectares (53.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
Sea cliffs in the far north-east of mainland Iceland, c.25 km north-east of the town of Thórshöfn. Land-uses include grazing, tourism, and the collection of eggs of Uria aalge from the cliffs every spring.
Key biodiversity
The site supports huge numbers of breeding seabirds, including Uria lomvia (12,000 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skoruvik-Skalabjarg (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skoruvik-skalabjarg-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.