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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
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (1999)	7,700 birds	B1ii, B3, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding (1999)	19,962 birds	B1ii, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Cliffs of Moher	Refuge for Fauna (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Mesophile grasslands
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cliffs of Moher (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cliffs-of-moher-iba-ireland on 26/12/2024.