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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica	LC	resident (2006)	frequent	A1, B2, C1
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica	LC	winter (2006)	frequent	A1, B2, C1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Cairngorms	National Park (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coilacriech (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coilacriech-iba-united-kingdom on 22/01/2025.