There are special Faroese races of eider, starling, wren, guillemot, and black guillemot. The pigeon guillemot and the black guillemot form a superspecies. The island also contains shag, fulmar, kittiwake, greater black-backed gull, razorbill, black guillemot and guillemot. Other birds, including the razorbill and black guillemot, nest on the park's protected islands. In the Kalaallisut language, the name of the village means "Chest of a Black Guillemot". Other breeding colonies of note include black guillemot, water rail and stock dove. In addition to the thick-billed murre, notable bird species include black guillemot and peregrine falcon.