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Site description (2000 baseline):

An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and coastal grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing.

The site holds internationally important seabird colonies, with c.280,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including Rissa tridactyla (22,900 pairs).

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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 23/11/2024.