Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1972 |
Svarfadadalur |
Nature Reserve (-) |
100 |
| 1980 |
Svarfadardalur
|
Fridland (VI) |
38 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
90 |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation |
| Grassland |
10 |
Humid grasslands |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Svarfadardalur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/svarfadardalur-iba-iceland on 28/12/2024.
