Faroe Islands (to Denmark)

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	2	Alcidae Auks	7	Laridae Gulls and terns	11	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	5

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Faroe Islands (to Denmark) at a glance

Land area

1,393 km²

BirdLife Partner

Føroya Fuglafødifelag (Faroese Ornithological Society)

Species
Total number of birds	120
Globally threatened birds	6
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	19
Total IBA area	67 km²
IBA area as % of land area	5%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Faroe Islands (to Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/faroe-islands on 23/12/2024.