Sligo and Leitrim uplands (Ireland) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

Sligo and Leitrim uplands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	2002	15 breeding pairs	B1iii

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
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	70
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sligo and Leitrim uplands (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sligo-and-leitrim-uplands-iba-ireland on 23/11/2024.