The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 2011-2015 | 63-76 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | LC | breeding | 2011-2015 | 26-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2016).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Heuvellanden Zuid-Limburg. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/heuvellanden-zuid-limburg-iba-netherlands on 04/12/2023.