Maasduinen (Netherlands) IBA | Details

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Maasduinen

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	83–86 pairs	B3, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	1 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	9 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	30 pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (2011–2015)	118 pairs	C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2017	moderate	not assessed	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	83 / 30 (pairs)	100	good
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	30 / 35 (pairs)	86	moderate

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bergerbos	Nature Reserve (-)	14
-	Bosserheide	Nature Reserve (-)	3
-	Eckeltse Bergen	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-)	3
-	Landgoed De Hamert	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy (-)	19
-	Rode Hoek	Nature Reserve (-)	3
1992	Heideterreinen Bergen	Natural Monument (-)	10
1996	De Maasduinen	Nationaal Park (II)	95
1996	De Hamert	National Park (-)	34
2000	Maasduinen	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	67	Forestry plantations
Shrubland	27	Heathland

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	65
tourism/recreation	50
forestry	45
nature conservation and research	44
water management	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maasduinen (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maasduinen-iba-netherlands on 26/12/2024.