Current view: Data table and detailed info
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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
LC
breeding
2003-2008
9 breeding pairs
B2, C6
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)
State (condition)
Pressure (threat)
Response (action)
2007
favourable
high
negligible
Was the whole site assessed?
State assessed by
Accuracy of information
yes
population
good
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)
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist
National Scenic Area
202,123
protected area overlaps with site
0
Inner Hebrides and the Minches
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
1,380,199
protected area is adjacent to site
0
Habitat (IUCN level 1)
Habitat detail
Extent (% of site)
Forest
-
Shrubland
Heathland
-
Grassland
-
Wetlands (inland)
Blanket bogs
-
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here .
Land-use
Extent (% of site)
agriculture
-
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Park, Lewis. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/park-lewis-iba-united-kingdom on 04/10/2023.