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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes. The site comprises the seabird colonies that are mainly along the western side of the island.
Suduroy holds internationally important seabird colonies, with nearly 200,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including
Rissa tridactyla (39,200 pairs) and
Uria aalge (31,900 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: Suduroy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suduroy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.
