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Owenduff River catchment and Nephin Beg


IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria LC breeding 2003 13-16 breeding pairs C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Owenduff/Nephin Complex SPA Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 25,693 protected area contained by site 23,680
Owenduff/Nephin Complex SPA Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 25,693 protected area contained by site 25,622
Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 27,052 protected area overlaps with site 0
Owenduff catchment Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 1,382 protected area overlaps with site 1,382
Clew Bay Complex SAC Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 11,982 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
nature conservation and research -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Owenduff River catchment and Nephin Beg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.