This is a list of bird species confirmed in the Faroe Islands; a total of 358 species have been recorded. There are about 40 common breeding birds, including...
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Time like the rest of the Faroes. The only settlement on the island is also called Mykines. On the northern side of the island is the valley of Korkadalur...
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Birds of the World: A Checklist, 6th edition. Cornell University Press. List of birds of the Faroe Islands List of birds of Greenland List of birds Lists...
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the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the...
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Sumba is the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in Sumbiar Municipality. The municipality has...
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The Faroe or Faeroe Islands (/ˈfɛəroʊ/ FAIR-oh), or simply the Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, pronounced [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ; Danish: Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə]), are an...
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Faroe Islands Flora of the Faroe Islands Fauna of the Faroe Islands Birds of the Faroe Islands Mammals of the Faroe Islands Islands of the Faroe Islands Lakes...
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This is a list of national birds, including official birds of overseas territories and other states described as nations. Most species in the list are officially...
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a list of islands of Denmark. There are around 1400 islands in Denmark, where about 409 of the islands are named, not including the Faroe Islands or...
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The National Museum of the Faroe Islands (Faroese: Tjóðsavn Føroya) is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn. The National Museum...
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Danish Realm (redirect from The unity of the Realm)
Constitutionally, the Kingdom of Denmark encompasses the realm or the country, but the Faroe Islands and Greenland have an extended degree of autonomy to govern...
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in the Faroe Islands are European women who live in or are from the Faroe Islands, a north Atlantic island group and archipelago that is under the sovereignty...
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Hestur (category Islands of the Faroe Islands)
Hestø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is...
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Fuglafjørður (redirect from Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands)
coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre...
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subspecies of the common raven, found only on the Faroe Islands and not seen since 1902. Birds currently living on the Faroe Islands and on Iceland (the only...
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bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the Faroe Islands are relatively similar to that of Denmark. The progress of LGBT rights has been slower, however...
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Danish Defence (redirect from Military of the Faroe Islands)
of the Kingdom of Denmark charged with the defence of Denmark and its self-governing territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The military also promote...
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Streymoy (category Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands)
is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents"...
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The Faroe Islands has a small population, and due to the high initial cost of filmmaking, the islands cinema history is modest. The first film director...
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Sandoy (category Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands)
Island") is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the...
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The following are the regional bird lists by continent. For another list see Category:Lists of birds by location Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia...
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features a list of islands sorted by their name beginning with the letter B. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z List of islands (by country)...
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Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals...
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Faroe Islands Luci Island in Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China Oeno Island (Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories) Ogurchinsky Island in...
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Pied raven (category Extinct birds of Atlantic islands)
on the Faroe Islands; the last confirmed record was in 1902. The pied raven had large areas of white feathering, most frequently on the head, the wings...
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Viðoy (category Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands)
is the northernmost island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway. The name means wood island, despite the fact...
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Dalur (category Valleys of the Faroe Islands)
(Danish: Dal) is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy. The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley...
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Vágur (redirect from Vagur, Faroe Islands)
on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth...
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Common blackbird (redirect from Colly birds)
December 2007. "Bird stamps from Sweden". Theme Birds on Stamps. Kjell Scharning. Retrieved 13 December 2007. "218 Thrushes Turdidae". Theme Birds on Stamps...
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The Auckland Islands (Māori: Motu Maha "Many islands" or Maungahuka "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying 465 km (289 mi) south of...
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