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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding (1991)	50,000–100,000 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B3
Leach's Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous	VU	breeding (1991)	167,600–224,600 pairs	A4ii, B1ii
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	LC	breeding (2006–2008)	38,377–38,984 nests	B2
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	LC	breeding (1991)	8,000–10,000 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B3
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	LC	breeding (2005–2008)	12,085 nests	A4ii, B1ii, B3
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	VU	breeding (2006–2008)	50,185 nests	A4i, B1i, B2
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (2010)	649,300–1,020,900 pairs	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (2006–2008)	2,248–3,502 pairs	B2
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding (2005–2007)	31,129–34,902 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2005–2010)	785,806–1,158,013 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Surtsey	Fridland (Ia)	2
2008	Surtsey	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	4
2012	Surtsey	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	18

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	60
Grassland	20
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	20

Land use	% of IBA
other	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vestmannaeyjar (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vestmannaeyjar-iba-iceland on 22/12/2024.