Fugloy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)) IBA | Text

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Fugloy

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Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context

An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, grass slopes, and moorland areas to 600 m. Land-uses include sheep- grazing.

Key biodiversity

This is an internationally important seabird colony with c.80,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including Rissa tridactyla (2,500 pairs) and Uria aalge (23,700 individuals).

Protected areas

National None International None

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fugloy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fugloy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/12/2024.