Slieve Aughty 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 24-27 breeding pairs C6

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry plantations 50
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 50


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