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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing. The site comprises the seabird colonies that are mainly on the north-west coast.
This is an internationally important seabird colony with c.130,000 pairs of breeding seabirds, including
Rissa tridactyla (9,000 pairs) and
Uria aalge (16,300 individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The brown rat
Rattus norvegicus, which is present on the island, poses a threat to seabird colonies.
National None
International None
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.
