The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 |
| 2005 |
Inishduff NHA
|
Natural Heritage Area (IV) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Neritic |
80 |
|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
15 |
|
| Grassland |
5 |
Mesophile grasslands |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
80 |
| not utilised |
20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inishduff (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inishduff-iba-ireland on 15/01/2025.
