Key Biodiversity Areas

Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field (2490)
United Kingdom, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesFratercula arcticaAtlantic PuffinLC2007A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon
AvesMorus bassanusNorthern GannetLC2007D1alink-icon
AvesCatharacta skuaGreat SkuaLC2007D1alink-icon

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Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 15, 2025.