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Assessment ID
ISLNRL202527
Taxon name
Gavia stellata
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Gavia stellata
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Gavia
Species
stellata
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202526
Taxon name
Turdus iliacus
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Turdus iliacus
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Turdus
Species
iliacus
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202525
Taxon name
Gallinago gallinago
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Gallinago gallinago
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Gallinago
Species
gallinago
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202524
Taxon name
Melanitta nigra
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Melanitta nigra
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Melanitta
Species
nigra
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202523
Taxon name
Larus ridibundus
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Larus ridibundus
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Larus
Species
ridibundus
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202522
Taxon name
Branta leucopsis
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Branta leucopsis
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Branta
Species
leucopsis
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202521
Taxon name
Anser brachyrhynchus
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Anser brachyrhynchus
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Anser
Species
brachyrhynchus
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202520
Taxon name
Phalacrocorax carbo
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax carbo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Phalacrocorax
Species
carbo
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202519
Taxon name
Larus glaucoides
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Larus glaucoides
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Larus
Species
glaucoides
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151
Assessment ID
ISLNRL202518
Taxon name
Columba livia
Uploaded by
Natural Science Institute of Iceland
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Columba livia
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Columba
Species
livia
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Iceland
Country ISO code(s)
IS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir Kristinn Haukur Skarphéðinsson and Borgný Katrínardóttir
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. (2012). Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland Switzerland and Cambridge UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://utgafa.ni.is/fjolrit/Fjolrit_61.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
Válisti fugla 2025
Náttúrufræðistofnun. (2025). Válisti fugla 2025. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar nr. 61. Náttúrufræðistofnun. DOI: 10.33112/1027-832X.151