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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (-)	200 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1988–1991)	1,000–4,000 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Oddaflod	Fridland (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vetleifsholtsbugar-Thykkvabæjarvatn (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vetleifsholtsbugar-thykkvabæjarvatn-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.