Data Zone
Country/territory: Faroe Islands (to Denmark)
IBA criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3 (2000)
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Area: 999 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and coastal grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing.
Key biodiversity
The site holds internationally important seabird colonies, with c.280,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including Rissa tridactyla (22,900 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skúvoy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skúvoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 22/11/2024.