Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 2,772-4,656 breeding pairs | B1ii, B3, C2, C6 |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding | 2001 | 123 individuals | B3 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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West Connacht Coast SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 65,988 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Inishglora and Inishkeeragh SPA | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 382 | protected area contains site | 337 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Sea | Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Inishglora and Inishkeeragh. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.