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 |
| - |
Mongan Bog
|
Biogenetic Reserves (-) |
91 |
| 1987 |
Mongan Bog
|
Nature Reserve (IV) |
92 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
100 |
Raised bogs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mongan bog (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mongan-bog-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.
