The site was identified as important in 2015 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla | VU | breeding | 2007 | 16,590 nests | B2 |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 2007 | 20,857-20,905 breeding pairs | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Snaefellsnes (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/snaefellsnes-iba-iceland on 25/11/2024.