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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Part of the harvest of
Fratercula arctica is exported to the Faeroes.
National High
International None92 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Skrúdur, 92 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skrudur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skrudur-iba-iceland on 24/12/2024.
