Lítla Dímun (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)) IBA | Summary

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Lítla Dímun

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Faroe Islands (to Denmark)

IBA criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2 (2000)
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Area: 82 hectares (0.82 km²)

Føroya Fuglafødifelag (Faroese Ornithological Society)

Site description (2000 baseline)
A small island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing.

Key biodiversity
The site holds internationally important seabird colonies, with over 30,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including Rissa tridactyla (13,100 pairs) and Uria aalge (6,200 individuals).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lítla Dímun (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lítla-dímun-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 24/12/2024.