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Animals in Faroe Islands

11 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Faroe Islands, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 11
Threatened: 4
Groups represented: 4
Sighting records: 18,378

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Faroe Islands?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Faroe Islands?

Mammals
blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, snowy owl …
5 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Faroe Islands?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Faroe Islands.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	2
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	14,128
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	70
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	9

All animals recorded in Faroe Islands

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	2,971
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1,157
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	4
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	8
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	2
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	14,128
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	70
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	21
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	9
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	2
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	6

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Faroe Islands. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.