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Site description (2000 baseline):

An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing. The site comprises the seabird colonies that almost surround the island.

Koltur holds internationally important seabird colonies, with c.30,000 pairs of breeding seabird.

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