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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Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 2,424-4,259 individuals | B1i, B2, C3 |
Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 5-370 individuals | B2 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 5,000-8,600 individuals | C6 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2002-2006 | 200-802 individuals | B1i, C3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2002-2006 | 22,611-29,450 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
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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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Tralee Bay SPA - IE0004018 | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 880 | protected area contained by site | 880 |
Tralee Bay Complex SPA | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,655 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula; West to Cloghane SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 11,627 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,903 |
Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West To Cloghane | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 11,600 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Tralee Bay | Nature Reserve | 755 | protected area contained by site | 755 |
Tralee Bay | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 861 | protected area overlaps with site | 861 |
Derrymore Island | Nature Reserve | 106 | protected area contained by site | 106 |
Akeragh; Banna and Barrow Harbour SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,199 | protected area contained by site | 1,087 |
Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour SPA - IE0004079 | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,199 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,089 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Grassland | Mesophile grasslands | - |
Coastline | Shingle & stony beaches, Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats, Sea cliffs and rocky shores | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tralee Bay and Barrow Harbour. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/06/2022.