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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of meadows, rivers, ponds and gravel-pits, arable land and
Populus groves.
This is an important site for passage waterbirds and thrushes (Turdidae), and wintering waterbirds. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage, on a regular basis (including
Vanellus vanellus 20,000-50,000 individuals). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (10-15 passage individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are the cultivation of wet meadows and afforestation with
Populus.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Confluent des vallées de la Meuse et de la Chiers (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/confluent-des-vallées-de-la-meuse-et-de-la-chiers-iba-france on 22/11/2024.
