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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2002-2006	17 breeding pairs	C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	drought	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	15	17	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
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	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

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 Ruthven	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	201	protected area overlaps with site	200
Loch Ruthven	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	201	is identical to site	200
Loch Ruthven	Nature Reserve	84	protected area overlaps with site	0
Loch Ruthven	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	201	is identical to site	200
Loch Ruthven	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	201	protected area overlaps with site	200

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs, Water fringe vegetation	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Ruthven. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2519 on 30/05/2023.