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((WMOG-header[Iceland]facts about Iceland}}
animals[edit | edit source]
Wildlife in Iceland is rich with birdlife and marine mammals. It is a popular country with ornithologists who visit to see dozens of species of bird during the summer nesting season. It is also home to many seabirds, among them puffins, skuas, and kittiwakes who nest on sea cliffs around the country. Other domestic animals include the Icelandic sheep, cattle, chicken, goat, and the Icelandic sheepdog. Wild mammals in Iceland include the Arctic Fox, mink, mice, rats, rabbits and reindeer. Polar bears occasionally visit the island, traveling on icebergs from Greenland.
plants[edit | edit source]
Around 600 moss species, 700 lichen species and 2,000 species of fungi have been found in Iceland.