Nagles Mountains


IBA Justification

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 9 breeding pairs C6

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



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