Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1987 |
Lough Barra Bog
|
Nature Reserve (IV) |
24 |
| 1996 |
Lough Barra Bog SPA - IE0004106 |
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (-) |
95 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
100 |
Blanket bogs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
50 |
| agriculture |
25 |
| other |
25 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lough Barra bog (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lough-barra-bog-iba-ireland on 26/12/2024.
