Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | breeding | 2002 | 5 breeding pairs | B2 |
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 | not assessed | negligible |
| Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
| Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | Red-billed Chough | 3 | 5 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
| Some of site covered (10-49%) | Unknown | Not assessed | negligible |
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wales Marine / Gorllewin Cymru Forol | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 737,614 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Penbryn | Nature Reserve | 44 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Lochtyn, Llangranog | Nature Reserve | 33 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Ceredigion Coast | Heritage Coast | 8 | protected area overlaps with site | 613 |
| Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 95,857 | protected area overlaps with site | 716 |
| Cardigan Bay / Bae Ceredigion | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Aberarth-carreg Wylan | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 997 | protected area overlaps with site | 67 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Heathland | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Ceredigion Coast (Llangranog). Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-ceredigion-coast-(llangranog)-iba-united-kingdom on 03/10/2023.
