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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 Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997-2009	2-3 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2000-2009	10-20 breeding pairs	C6

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' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	20	15	breeding pairs	75	near favourable
Lanius excubitor	7	5	breeding pairs	72	near favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	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%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Vallée de la Syre de Moutfort à Roodt/Syre	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS	1
2004	Vallée de la Syre de Moutfort à Roodt/Syre	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2015	Région de Schuttrange, Canach, Lenningen et Gostingen	Zones protégées d'intérêt communautaire - Zones Oiseaux ZPS	70
2015	Région de Schuttrange; Canach, Lenningen et Gostingen	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	70
2016	Wëngertsbierg	Zones protégées d'intérêt national - Réserve naturelle	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	45
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	4
Shrubland	Scrub	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
agriculture	43
hunting	20
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Region of Schuttrange, Canach, Lenningen and Gostingen (Luxembourg). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/region-of-schuttrange-canach-lenningen-and-gostingen-iba-luxembourg on 22/11/2024.