Life recorded in Faroe Islands

Every species with an occurrence record in Faroe Islands, most-recorded first: 389,846 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

1. 1Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis · Procellariidae · 56,442 records
2. 2Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica · Alcidae · 17,350 records
3. 3Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla · Laridae · 12,128 records
4. 4Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares · Scombridae · 6,468 records
5. 5Common MurreUria aalge · Alcidae · 5,948 records
6. 6Common EiderSomateria mollissima · Anatidae · 4,559 records
7. 7Calanus finmarchicusCalanidae · 4,353 records
8. 8Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris · Sturnidae · 4,329 records
9. 9Herring GullLarus argentatus · Laridae · 4,126 records
10. 10Northern GannetMorus bassanus · Sulidae · 3,890 records
11. 11Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus · Haematopodidae · 3,735 records
12. 12Fin WhaleBalaenoptera physalus · Balaenopteridae · 3,623 records
13. 13Hooded CrowCorvus cornix · Corvidae · 3,486 records
14. 14European Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus · Hydrobatidae · 3,410 records
15. 15Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus · Laridae · 3,283 records
16. 16Tripos fususCeratiaceae · 3,234 records
17. 17Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus · Laridae · 3,099 records
18. 18MallardAnas platyrhynchos · Anatidae · 2,767 records
19. 19Rock PigeonColumba livia · Columbidae · 2,694 records
20. 20Black GuillemotCepphus grylle · Alcidae · 2,534 records
21. 21Tripos furcaCeratiaceae · 2,279 records
22. 22Atlantic MackerelScomber scombrus · Scombridae · 2,241 records
23. 23Wild OatAvena fatua · Poaceae · 2,238 records
24. 24Great SkuaStercorarius skua · Stercorariidae · 2,073 records
25. 25House SparrowPasser domesticus · Passeridae · 2,001 records
26. 26Arctic TernSterna paradisaea · Laridae · 1,955 records
27. 27Metridia lucensMetridinidae · 1,899 records
28. 28Silvertip SharkCarcharhinus albimarginatus · Carcharhinidae · 1,853 records
29. 29Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres · Scolopacidae · 1,848 records
30. 30Greylag GooseAnser anser · Anatidae · 1,787 records
31. 31European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis · Phalacrocoracidae · 1,750 records
32. 32Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus · Procellariidae · 1,630 records
33. 33Eurasian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus · Motacillidae · 1,595 records
34. 34Tripos muelleriCeratiaceae · 1,465 records
35. 35Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator · Anatidae · 1,458 records
36. 36Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe · Muscicapidae · 1,451 records
37. 37Common BlackbirdTurdus merula · Turdidae · 1,426 records
38. 38Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes · Troglodytidae · 1,406 records
39. 39WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus · Scolopacidae · 1,402 records
40. 40Rhizosolenia styliformisRhizosoleniaceae · 1,330 records
41. 41Mew GullLarus canus · Laridae · 1,317 records
42. 42Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus · Stercorariidae · 1,302 records
43. 43Common RavenCorvus corax · Corvidae · 1,274 records
44. 44Common SnipeGallinago gallinago · Scolopacidae · 1,213 records
45. 45Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis · Motacillidae · 1,169 records
46. 46Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus · Laridae · 1,165 records
47. 47Thalassionema nitzschioidesThalassionemataceae · 1,156 records
48. 48Lauderia mediterraneaLauderiaceae · 1,127 records
49. 49Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissimaBacillariaceae · 1,114 records
50. 50Sandbar sharkCarcharhinus plumbeus · Carcharhinidae · 1,088 records
51. 51Tripos horridusCeratiaceae · 1,057 records
52. 52Orthomyxoviridae · 1,055 records
53. 53European RobinErithacus rubecula · Muscicapidae · 1,039 records
54. 54Thalassiothrix longissimaThalassionemataceae · 998 records
55. 55Pseudo-nitzschia seriataBacillariaceae · 997 records
56. 56Proboscia alataRhizosoleniaceae · 976 records
57. 57Sooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseus · Procellariidae · 901 records
58. 58Turborotalita quinquelobaGlobigerinidae · 839 records
59. 59Tripos lineatusCeratiaceae · 819 records
60. 60European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria · Charadriidae · 789 records