Kinveachy Forest (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Kinveachy Forest

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	1996	30 breeding pairs	C6
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica	LC	resident	2006	abundant	A1, B2, C1, C6

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	low	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Kinveachy Forest	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1998	Kinveachy Forest	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1999	Kinveachy Forest	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2003	Cairngorms	National Park	79

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	75
forestry	25

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kinveachy Forest (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kinveachy-forest-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.