| Linnusitamaa | |
| Location: | Gulf of Riga |
| Area Ha: | 5.07 |
| Coastline Km: | 2.1 |
| Country: | Estonia |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Saare County |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Saaremaa Parish |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Settlement |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Abruka village |
| Population: | 0 |
Linnusitamaa (also known as Linnusita saar) is a 5.07ha[1] uninhabited Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It's located about 300m (1,000feet) south of the island of Abruka. Administratively Linnusitamaa belongs to the Abruka village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County. The island is part of the Abruka Nature Reserve.
The name is a curiosity, literally meaning "bird shit land" in Estonian. However, as the Estonian word does not have as offensive connotations as the English equivalent, it would more properly be translated as "guano island".[2]
The New York Times reported that, during the 1905 Russian Revolution against Czarist Russia, Linnusitamaa, like other Baltic islands, declared itself an independent republic.[3]