Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | LC | breeding | - | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Stappersven | Erkend natuurreservaat | 356 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
openbaar bos Antwerpen | Openbaar bos | 13,340 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Kalmthoutse Heide | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 2,200 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,200 |
Kalmthoutse Heide | Vlaams natuurreservaat | 919 | protected area contained by site | 812 |
Kalmthoutse Heide | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,064 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,064 |
Kalmthoutse Heide | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,183 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,183 |
De Kalmthoutse heide | Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk | 2,114 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Forestry plantations | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
tourism/recreation | - |
forestry | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kalmthoutse Heide. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/08/2022.