Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | LC | breeding | 1989 | 2,500 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii, B2 |
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis | LC | breeding | 1989 | 75,000 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding | 1989 | 150 breeding pairs | B3 |
Great Skua Catharacta skua | LC | breeding | 1989 | 120 breeding pairs | B3 |
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica | VU | breeding | 1989 | 20,000 breeding pairs | B1ii, B2 |
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle | LC | breeding | 1989 | 300 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii, B2 |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 1989 | 50,000-99,999 breeding pairs | A4iii |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | - | |
Coastline | Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Scree and boulders | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Streymoy. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.