Key Biodiversity Areas

Skokholm and Skomer (2594)
United Kingdom, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAlca tordaRazorbillLC2007D1alink-icon
AvesLarus fuscusLesser Black-backed GullLC2007D1alink-icon
AvesPuffinus puffinusManx ShearwaterLC2007B1, D1alink-icon
AvesHydrobates pelagicusEuropean Storm-petrelLC2007D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAsio flammeusShort-eared OwlLC2007link-icon
AvesPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxRed-billed ChoughLC2007link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Skokholm and Skomer. 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 17, 2025.