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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2000-2009	3-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	2000-2009	3-6 individuals	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1997-2009	6-9 breeding pairs	C6
Milvus migrans	NR	breeding	1997-2009	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2000-2009	5-8 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2000-2009	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor	LC	breeding	2000-2007	12-18 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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	0	0	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vallée de la Syre de Manternach à Fielsmillen	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC	196	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vallée de la Syre de Manternach à Fielsmillen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	196	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vallée de l'Ernz noire / Beaufort / Berdorf	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC	4,195	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Vallée de l'Ernz noire / Beaufort / Berdorf	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,195	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Région de Mompach; Manternach, Bech et Osweiler	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,963	protected area overlaps with site	0
Région de Mompach Manternach, Bech et Osweiler	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS	4,963	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parc Naturel Mëllerdall / Naturpark Mëllerdall	Nature Park	25,628	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mompach/Herborn-Reier	Humid Zone	104	protected area contains site	104
Mertert-Manternach	Forest Reserve	709	protected area contains site	136
Manternacher Fiels (Manternach-Mertert)	Zones protégées d'intérêt national - Réserve naturelle	132	protected area overlaps with site	0
Hierberbës	Zones protégées d'intérêt national - Réserve forestière intégrale	218	protected area overlaps with site	0
Herborn-Bois De Herborn	Humid Zone	398	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Herborn - Bois de Herborn / Echternach - Haard	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,178	protected area overlaps with site	1,178
Herborn - Bois de Herborn / Echternach - Haard	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC	1,178	protected area overlaps with site	0
Geyershaff-Geyersknapp	Divers Nature Reserve	47	protected area contains site	47
Bech/Berbourg-Sauerbaach	Humid Zone	167	protected area contains site	167

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Region of Mompach, Manternach, Bech and Osweiler. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.