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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding (1999)	96 birds	B2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	45	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Machair
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	55
agriculture	45

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aran Islands (parts) (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aran-islands-(parts)-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.