Stóra Dímun (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)) IBA | Summary

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Stóra Dímun

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Faroe Islands (to Denmark)

IBA criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2 (2000)
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Area: 265 hectares (2.65 km²)

Føroya Fuglafødifelag (Faroese Ornithological Society)

Site description (2000 baseline)
A small island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing.

Key biodiversity
The island holds internationally important seabird colonies, with c.130,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including Rissa tridactyla (36,900 pairs) and Uria aalge (29,600 individuals).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stóra Dímun (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stóra-dímun-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/12/2024.