Margraten e.o.


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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding (2011–2015) 3–4 pairs C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC non-breeding (2011–2015) 11–13 birds C6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Margraten e.o. (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/margraten-e.o.-iba-netherlands on 28/12/2024.