The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | LC | breeding | 1989 | 2,500 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii, B2 |
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis | LC | breeding | 1989 | 75,000 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding | 1989 | 150 breeding pairs | B3 |
Great Skua Catharacta skua | LC | breeding | 1989 | 120 breeding pairs | B3 |
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica | VU | breeding | 1989 | 20,000 breeding pairs | B1ii, B2 |
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle | LC | breeding | 1989 | 300 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii, B2 |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 1989 | 50,000-99,999 breeding pairs | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
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Grassland | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land use | % of IBA |
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agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Streymoy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/streymoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.