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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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.

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)
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	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tralee Bay and Barrow Harbour. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 03/12/2022.