Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Muckanagh Wildfowl Sanctuary |
Nature Reserve (-) |
28 |
2005 |
Suck River Callows NHA
|
Natural Heritage Area (IV) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Wetlands (inland) |
60 |
Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
20 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes |
Grassland |
20 |
Humid grasslands |
Land use |
% of IBA |
hunting |
100 |
fisheries/aquaculture |
60 |
agriculture |
40 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Suck callows: Shannon Bridge-Castlecoote (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-suck-callows:-shannon-bridge-castlecoote-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.