Key Biodiversity Areas

Mykines and Mykineshólmur (83)
Faroe Islands (to Denmark), Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesFratercula arcticaAtlantic PuffinLR/lc2000A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon
AvesFulmarus glacialisNorthern FulmarLR/lc2000D1alink-icon
AvesHydrobates pelagicusEuropean Storm-petrelLR/lc2000B1, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPhalacrocorax aristotelisEuropean ShagLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesPuffinus puffinusManx ShearwaterLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesMorus bassanusNorthern GannetLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesCepphus grylleBlack GuillemotLR/lc2000link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mykines and Mykineshólmur. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.