The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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 |
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Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | breeding (1990–2008) | 10–30 pairs | C6 |
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding (2000–2009) | 2–5 pairs | C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2009 | very poor | medium | very low |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | 10 / 30 (pairs) | 34 | very poor |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Forest | - | poor (40–69%) | very poor |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | very low |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Vallée de la Sûre, de la Wiltz et de la Lellegerbaach | Protected Area (-) | 2 |
1965 | Parc naturel de l'Our / Naturpark Our | Parc Naturel (II) | 75 |
1981 | Hoscheid-Molberlay | Sites and Monuments (-) | 3 |
1981 | Reuler / Clervaux - Irbech | Humid Zone (-) | 6 |
1983 | Lellingen-freng / Baerel | Forest Reserve (-) | 6 |
1999 | Parc Naturel de la Haute-Sûre / Naturpark Öewersauer | Parc Naturel (II) | 3 |
2004 | Vallées de la Sûre, de la Wiltz, de la Clerve et du Lellgerbaach | Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC (IV) | 4 |
2004 | Vallée de la Sûre moyenne de Esch/Sûre à Dirbach | Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC (IV) | 1 |
2015 | Région Kiischpelt | Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS (IV) | 81 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Forest | 61 | Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland |
Artificial/Terrestrial | 32 | Forestry plantations |
Shrubland | 4 | Scrub |
Grassland | 3 | Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
forestry | 97 |
rangeland/pastureland | 3 |
hunting | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Region Kiischpelt (Luxembourg). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/region-kiischpelt-iba-luxembourg on 23/12/2024.