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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	2003	19 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1955	Coille Leitire	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1955	Gleann nan Caorrunn Wood	Site of Special Scientific Interest	<1
1955	Glen Falloch Woods	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1956	Rannoch Moor	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1
1957	Doire Darach	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1962	Ard Trilleachan	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1
1963	Ben Lui	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	2
1963	Glen Creran Woods	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1964	Glen Coe	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	3
1974	Garabal Hill	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1
1980	Ben Nevis and Glen Coe	National Scenic Area	44
1981	Ardsheal Peninsula	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1981	Kentallen	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1991	Eas na Broige	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1995	Glen Coe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1996	Rannoch Moor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1996	Ben Lui	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1996	Loch Etive Woods	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1996	Loch Lomond Woods	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Rannoch Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
2001	Glen Creran Woods	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2002	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs	National Park	9
2010	Glen Etive and Glen Fyne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	major (>10)
Shrubland	Heathland, Scrub	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Glen Etive and Glen Fyne (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/glen-etive-and-glen-fyne-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.