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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (-)	3,950 birds	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	PREV CODE BE045	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1986	Mechels Broek	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mechels Rivierengebied, Antwerpen (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mechels-rivierengebied-antwerpen-iba-belgium on 22/12/2024.