Data Zone
Country/territory: Faroe Islands (to Denmark)
IBA criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2 (2000)
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Area: 100 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing. The site comprises the seabird colonies that surround the island.
Key biodiversity
Svínoy holds internationally important seabird colonies, with over 30,000 pairs of breeding seabird.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Svínoy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/svínoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 22/11/2024.