Brunssum - Kerkrade


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding (2011–2015) 3–4 breeding pairs C6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brunssum - Kerkrade (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brunssum--kerkrade-iba-netherlands on 11/01/2025.