Data Zone
Country/territory: Czechia
IBA Criteria met: A1, B2, B3, C1, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 63,117 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | not assessed | unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA comprises hills of volcanic origin, situated south and east of the Ohre river. A crater with a diameter of c.30 km forms a central depression, with fish-ponds and water reservoirs located on the periphery of the IBA. Fagus forests support a species-rich herb layer, and scree forests also occur. A mosaic of grassland, shrub and broadleaved coppice communities has developed on abandoned agricultural land. Whilst military training is a major land-use, the IBA remains relatively unaffected by human activity.
Key biodiversity
The IBA supports large numbers of forest and grassland species. The first complete data on avifauna were obtained during a 1987-1989 study, and 220 bird species have now been recorded.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Doupov hills. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/07/2020.
