Data Zone
Country/territory: Luxembourg
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 3,581 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2009 | high | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The largest water reservoir in Luxembourg, with adjacent forests. The site was included within a larger IBA (formerly LU001) in the previous international IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Key biodiversity
These forests are the most important area in Luxembourg for breeding Ciconia nigra, Pernis apivorus, Milvus milvus, Bonasa bonasia, Dryocopus martius and Dendrocopos medius, all listed on Annex I of the Birds Directive. The coppiced Quercus woodland, with an abundance of undergrowth, particularly favours Bonasa bonasia.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Upper Valley of the Sure. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2022.
