Data Zone
Country/territory: Norway
IBA Criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2 (2014)
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Area: 840 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
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Site description
High vertical cliffs and steep grass-covered slopes on the south-west peninsula of Værøy island.
Key biodiversity
The breeding colony of Rissa tridactyla (15,000-20,000 pairs) is also notable.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Værøy. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/10/2019.
