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:
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus |
LC |
winter (-) |
50–80 birds |
B2 |
| Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata |
LC |
winter (-) |
400–850 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope |
LC |
winter (-) |
25,000–55,000 birds |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Northern Pintail Anas acuta |
LC |
winter (-) |
100–900 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Common Teal Anas crecca |
LC |
winter (-) |
1,000–5,000 birds |
B1i, C3 |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger |
LC |
passage (-) |
50 birds |
C2 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus |
LC |
breeding (1996) |
6–8 pairs |
C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (-) |
20,000-49,999 birds |
A4iii, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Blankaart |
Nature Reserve (-) |
2 |
| 1982 |
Blankaart
|
Erkend natuurreservaat (IV) |
6 |
| 1988 |
Ijzervallei
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) (IV) |
100 |
| 2001 |
Ijzerbroeken
|
Vlaams natuurreservaat (IV) |
2 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
85 |
Humid grasslands |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
10 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land |
| Wetlands (inland) |
5 |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
| Forest |
- |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
90 |
| hunting |
50 |
| tourism/recreation |
10 |
| nature conservation and research |
10 |
| water management |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: IJzervallei-De Blankaart (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ijzervallei-de-blankaart-iba-belgium on 23/12/2024.
