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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An exceptionally varied zone including parts of the Fagen, Calestienne and Ardennes with semi-natural humid grasslands, dry calcareous grasslands and deciduous woodlands.
Species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive occurring on passage or in winter include
Phalacrocorax carbo, Egretta alba, Ciconia ciconia, Falco peregrinus, Falco columbarius, Pandion haliaetus, Pluvialis apricaria, Sterna hirundo and
Chlidonias niger.
National None
International High83,866 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse, 83,866 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/entre-sambre-et-meuse-iba-belgium on 23/12/2024.
