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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of river flood-plains, marshes, small lakes and flood-meadows near the town of Dalvík. Land-uses are mainly grazing and haymaking.
Notable breeding species include
Podiceps auritus and various duck species; hundreds of
Anas penelope moult here.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Predation by introduced American mink
Mustela vison is a threat, as is tourism.
National High
International None540 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Svarfadardalur, 540 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Svarfadardalur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/svarfadardalur-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.
