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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1988 |
Horn Head
|
Refuge for Fauna (IV) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
100 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| not utilised |
100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Horn Head cliffs (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/horn-head-cliffs-iba-ireland on 06/01/2025.
