The site was identified as important in 2016 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 |
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Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | breeding | 2011-2015 | 63-76 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | LC | breeding | 2011-2015 | 26-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Heuvellanden Zuid-Limburg (Netherlands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/heuvellanden-zuid-limburg-iba-netherlands on 27/11/2024.