Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
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 Grouse Lyrurus tetrix | LC | resident | 1996 | 400 breeding pairs | B2 |
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | resident | 1994 | 15 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Osprey Pandion haliaetus | LC | breeding | 1995 | 8 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | LC | resident | 1996 | 20 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
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) |
2007 | high | unfavourable | medium |
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) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | problematic native species/diseases - named species | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Circus cyaneus | 20 | 10 | breeding pairs | 50 | unfavourable |
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 | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Forest of Clunie | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 19,348 | is identical to site | 19,268 |
Forest of Clunie | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 19,478 | is identical to site | 19,268 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Forestry plantations | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Forest of Clunie. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/02/2023.