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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 IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	LC	breeding (2001)	2,879–3,965 breeding pairs	B2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cruagh Island (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cruagh-island-iba-ireland on 08/01/2025.