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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage	2001-2006	2,856 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	2001-2006	2,987 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Anser anser	Greylag Goose	3610	319	individuals	9	very unfavourable
Anser brachyrhynchus	Pink-footed Goose	250	2987	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Not assessed	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Loch of Lintrathen (SWT)	Reserve	252	protected area contains site	186
Loch of Lintrathen	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	217	protected area overlaps with site	186
Loch of Lintrathen	Nature Reserve	230	protected area overlaps with site	0
Loch of Lintrathen	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	186	protected area overlaps with site	186
Loch of Lintrathen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	186	is identical to site	186

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch of Lintrathen. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-of-lintrathen-iba-united-kingdom on 28/11/2023.