Birds Of Conservation Concern in Ireland
Birdwatch Ireland and RSPB Northern Ireland have agreed a list of priority bird species for conservation action on the island of Ireland.
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Red List - High conservation concern |
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Amber List - Medium conservation concern |
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Green List - Not threatened |
RED Listed Species meet one or more of the following criteria :
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Their breeding population or range has declined by more than 50% in the last 25 years |
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Their breeding population has undergone a significant decline since 1900 |
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They are of global conservation concern |
Red List: 18 Species
| Black-necked Grebe |
Common Scoter |
Hen Harrier |
| Red Grouse |
Grey Partridge |
Quail |
| Corncrake |
Lapwing |
Curlew |
| Red-necked Phalarope |
Roseate Tern |
Barn Owl |
| Nightjar |
Ring Ouzel |
Chough |
| Twite |
Yellowhammer |
Corn Bunting |
AMBER Listed Species meet one or more of the following criteria :
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Their breeding population has declined by 25%-50% in the last 25 years. |
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They are rare or sporadically breeding species |
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Their breeding or wintering population is internationally important and/or localised |
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They have an unfavourable conservation status in Europe |
Amber List: 77 species
| Red-throated diver |
Pochard |
Tufted Duck |
| Black-throated diver |
Scaup |
Eider |
| Great Crested Grebe |
Golden eye |
Red-breasted Merganser |
| Cory's Shearwater |
Goosander |
Goshawk |
| Great Shearwater |
Merlin |
Peregrine |
| Sooty Shearwater |
Water Rail |
Spotted Crake |
| Manx Shearwater |
Coot |
Golden Plover |
| Storm Petrel |
Grey Plover |
Knot |
| Leach's Petrel |
Dunlin |
Jack Snipe |
| Gannet |
Snipe |
Woodcock |
| Cormorant |
Black-tailed Godwit |
Bar-tailed Godwit |
| Little Egret |
Redshank |
Little Gull |
| Bewick's Swan |
Mediterranean Gull |
Black-headed gull |
| Whooper Swan |
Common gull |
Sandwich Tern |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose |
Common Tern |
Artic Tern |
| Greylag Goose |
Little Tern |
Guillemot |
| Barnacle Goose |
Razorbill |
Black Guillemot |
| Brent Goose |
Puffin |
Stock Dove |
| Shelduck |
Cuckoo |
Short-eared Owl |
| Wigeon |
Kingfisher |
Skylark |
| Gadwall |
Sandmartin |
Swallow |
| Teal |
Yellow Wagtail |
Redstart |
| Pintail |
Whinchat |
Stonechat |
| Garganey |
Grasshopper Warbler |
Reed Warbler |
| Lesser Whitethroat |
Wood Warbler |
Spotted Flycatcher |
| Pied Flycatcher |
Redpoll |
GREEN Listed species are all other regularly occurring species in Ireland whose conservation status is presently considered favourable.
