IE044
Duvillaun Islands


IBA Justification

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
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus LC breeding (2000) 288 birds B3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 75
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 15
Grassland 10 Mesophile grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture 75
not utilised 25


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Duvillaun Islands (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/duvillaun-islands-iba-ireland on 06/12/2024.