Snaefellsnes


IBA Justification

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
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.