Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Nature reserves of Haute Meuse |
Nature Reserve (-) |
3 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
50 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
35 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land |
| Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) |
- |
Caves |
| Grassland |
- |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
- |
Inland cliffs |
| Shrubland |
- |
Scrub |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| forestry |
60 |
| agriculture |
20 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
10 |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
1 |
| nature conservation and research |
1 |
| water management |
1 |
| hunting |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haute Meuse (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haute-meuse-iba-belgium on 27/12/2024.
