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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	3-8 breeding pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	-	68 breeding pairs	B2

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zwart Goor	Erkend natuurreservaat	26	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vennen; heiden en moerassen rond Turnhout	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,627	protected area overlaps with site	2,739
Turnhouts Vennengebied	Erkend natuurreservaat	348	protected area overlaps with site	0
Turnhouts vennengebied	Nature Reserve	60	protected area contained by site	60
Ravels	Nature Reserve	12	protected area contained by site	12
Overheide	Bosreservaat	30	protected area contained by site	0
openbaar bos Antwerpen	Openbaar bos	13,340	protected area overlaps with site	0
MD Vliegveld Weelde	Militaire domeinen onder het protocol	326	protected area overlaps with site	0
Landschap De Liereman	Erkend natuurreservaat	475	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kijkverdriet	Erkend natuurreservaat	14	protected area contained by site	0
Het Turnhouts vennengebied	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	848	protected area overlaps with site	0
Echelkuil	Vlaams natuurreservaat	21	protected area contained by site	0
De Ravelse vennen	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	102	protected area contained by site	0
De Liereman-Korhaan	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	642	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Liereman	Nature Reserve	170	protected area contained by site	170
Arendonk; Merksplas, Oud-Turnhout, Ravels en Turnhout	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,076	protected area overlaps with site	7,075

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gebieden ten noorden van Turnhout en Ravels. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/02/2023.