Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3 (2015)
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Area: 616 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An uninhabited offshore island with cliffs, off the Fáskrúdsfjördur firth. The defined area does not include the surrounding sea. Land-uses include some grazing, recreation, collection of Uria aalge eggs, and traditional harvesting of adult Fratercula arctica (`Other' land-use).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skrudur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skrudur-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.