Miklavatn-Skógar (516)
Iceland, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Miklavatn-Skógar
Central coordinates: Latitude: 65.7000, Longitude: -19.5667
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
0KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A river flood-plain near Saudárkrókur town, comprising lakes, pools and extensive, seasonally flooded marshes/mires, dominated by sedges (Carex, Eriophorum). The area includes the lakes and marshes by Miklavatn, áshildarholtsvatn, Tjarnartjörn and the Skógar area. Land-uses include grazing and fishing.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: An important moulting area which also supports a wide diversity of breeding wildfowl, waders and other waterbirds.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 100 |