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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	LC	breeding	2001	2,879-3,965 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cruagh Island (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cruagh-island-iba-ireland on 22/11/2024.