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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	5-15 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Bocholt; Hechtel-Eksel, Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Neerpelt en Peer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1990	openbaar bos Limburg	Openbaar bos	5
1999	Vliegveld Kleine Brogel	Militaire domeinen onder het protocol	4
2002	Vallei- en brongebied van de Zwarte Beek; Bolisserbeek en Dommel met heide en vengebieden.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2002	Abeek met aangrenzende moerasgebieden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2002	Vallei van de Abeek	Erkend natuurreservaat	1
2003	De Bolisserbeek-Dommel	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	4
2003	De Abeek	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	3
2007	Dommelvallei	Erkend natuurreservaat	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	80
Forest	Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
urban/industrial/transport	10
nature conservation and research	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gebieden gelegen te Peer en Hechtel-Eksel (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gebieden-gelegen-te-peer-en-hechtel-eksel-iba-belgium on 23/11/2024.