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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2000-2009	3-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	2000-2009	3-6 individuals	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1997-2009	6-9 breeding pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997-2009	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2000-2009	5-8 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2000-2009	20-30 breeding pairs	C6
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor	LC	breeding	2000-2007	12-18 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1981	Geyershaff-Geyersknapp	Divers Nature Reserve	100
1981	Bech/Berbourg-Sauerbaach	Humid Zone	100
1981	Mompach/Herborn-Reier	Humid Zone	100
1981	Mertert-Manternach	Forest Reserve	100
1996	Vallée de la Syre de Manternach à Fielsmillen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	Manternacher Fiels (Manternach-Mertert)	Zones protégées d'intérêt national - Réserve naturelle	3
2002	Herborn - Bois de Herborn / Echternach - Haard	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30
2004	Herborn - Bois de Herborn / Echternach - Haard	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC	4
2004	Vallée de la Syre de Manternach à Fielsmillen	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Habitats ZSC	3
2010	Hierberbës	Zones protégées d'intérêt national - Réserve forestière intégrale	<1
2015	Région de Mompach; Manternach, Bech et Osweiler	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	89
2015	Région de Mompach Manternach, Bech et Osweiler	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS	89
2016	Parc Naturel Mëllerdall / Naturpark Mëllerdall	Nature Park	50

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	57
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	29
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	13
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	57
agriculture	29
forestry	12
hunting	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Region of Mompach, Manternach, Bech and Osweiler (Luxembourg). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/region-of-mompach-manternach-bech-and-osweiler-iba-luxembourg on 22/11/2024.