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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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).
National None
International None
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 23/12/2024.