Data Zone
Country/territory: Luxembourg
IBA criteria met: C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 70 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2009 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of grassland which is flooded in winter, and cut for silage in the spring and summer. The site was included within a larger IBA (formerly LU002) in the previous international IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Key biodiversity
An important autumn roosting site for Grus grus, the only site within a 200 km range. The area is also nationally important for migrating waterbirds, although numbers are small, including wintering Anser fabalis (100-150 birds). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aspelt - Lannebur, am Kessel (Luxembourg). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aspelt--lannebur-am-kessel-iba-luxembourg on 23/11/2024.