The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Grassland | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Streymoy. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/streymoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 08/12/2023.