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 |
| 1984 |
Pettigo Plateau
|
Nature Reserve (IV) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
80 |
Standing freshwater; Blanket bogs; Water fringe vegetation |
| Grassland |
10 |
Humid grasslands |
| Shrubland |
10 |
Scrub |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
100 |
| agriculture |
60 |
| nature conservation and research |
25 |
| other |
20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moors west and north-west of Lough Derg, Brownhall bogs around Loughs Golagh and Dunragh (includes Pettigo Plateau) (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moors-west-and-north-west-of-lough-derg-brownhall-bogs-around-loughs-golagh-and-dunragh-(includes-pettigo-plateau)-iba-ireland on 25/12/2024.
