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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Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2002-2006 | 75-1,800 individuals | B1i, C3 |
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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2009 | low | unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown) | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | commercial and industrial development | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 179 | 70 | individuals | 40 | unfavourable |
Cygnus columbianus | Tundra Swan | 132 | 0 | individuals | 0 | not assessed |
Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | 59 | 90 | individuals | 100 | not assessed |
Spatula clypeata | Northern Shoveler | 498 | 61 | individuals | 13 | not assessed |
Mareca penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | 7760 | 3020 | individuals | 39 | not assessed |
Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | 102 | 44 | individuals | 44 | not assessed |
Anas crecca | 3005 | 358 | individuals | 12 | not assessed | |
Pluvialis apricaria | Eurasian Golden Plover | 17680 | 5000 | individuals | 29 | not assessed |
Vanellus vanellus | Northern Lapwing | 3995 | 2270 | individuals | 57 | not assessed |
Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | 1205 | 150 | individuals | 13 | not assessed |
Limosa limosa | Black-tailed Godwit | 170 | 700 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | 3569 | 240 | individuals | 7 | not assessed |
Tringa totanus | Common Redshank | 155 | 45 | individuals | 30 | not assessed |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Rahasane Turlough SPA | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 372 | protected area contains site | 214 |
Rahasane Turlough SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 351 | protected area contains site | 240 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rahasane turlough. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.