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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
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding (2002)	84 pairs	B1iii, B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	Kenmare River	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	50
Grassland	40	Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	10	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
not utilised	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iveragh peninsula (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iveragh-peninsula-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.