Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: C7 (2007)
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Area: 5,541 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | not assessed | low |
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Site description
A large and diverse massif that has been deeply dissected by glacial action, but exhibits rounded summits. Landform and geological diversity has resulted in a wide range of upland vegetation communities including summit communities of cushion herbs, lichens and mosses. The site holds an assemblage of breeding upland birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Beinn Dearg. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/12/2019.
