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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island and two islets with rugged coasts and steep grass-covered slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing. The site comprises the seabird colonies that are mainly on the north-west, west and south-west coasts.
This is an internationally important seabird colony with over 50,000 pairs of breeding seabirds, including
Rissa tridactyla (8,400 pairs) and
Uria aalge (2,700 individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The brown rat
Rattus norvegicus, which is present on the island but not the islets, poses a threat to seabird colonies.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vágar (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vágar-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 22/11/2024.
