Stacks to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick and Mount Eagle (Ireland)

Stacks to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick and Mount Eagle

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
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2005	40-45 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.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stacks to Mullaghareirk Mountains, West Limerick and Mount Eagle (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stacks-to-mullaghareirk-mountains-west-limerick-and-mount-eagle-iba-ireland on 24/11/2024.