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The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2005	17-19 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	80

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ballyhoura Mountains (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ballyhoura-mountains-iba-ireland on 24/11/2024.