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Eysturoy


IBA Justification

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') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus LC breeding 1989 500 breeding pairs B2
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus LC breeding 1989 2,500 breeding pairs A4ii, B1ii, B2
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle LC breeding 1989 300 breeding pairs A4ii, B1ii, B2
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 1989 min 10,000 breeding pairs A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eysturoy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eysturoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.