ICELAND · SPECIES · BIRDS
Mikilvæg fuglasvæði
What this layer shows
Important bird areas in Iceland, from the Icelandic Institute of Natural History: sites holding internationally important numbers of breeding birds, seabirds or passage migrants. Consider them when assessing a project's effect on birds.
Where the data comes from
WFS · ogc.gis.is
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Facts shown for each feature
Code · Area (km²)
In these presets
Nature register and special protection
The nature conservation register and the proposed part B sites, important bird areas, and what Article 61 of the Nature Conservation Act protects specially: wetlands, post-glacial lava, craters, waterfalls, geothermal areas, mudflats, salt marshes, lakes and cave areas.
Birds, seals and vegetation
Important bird areas, harbour and grey seal sites, the spread of Nootka lupin, planted forest, land-reclamation areas and soil erosion.