Data Zone
Country/territory: Luxembourg
IBA criteria met: C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,213 hectares (12.13 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | not assessed | high | high |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
Lowland hay-meadows that are flooded in winter, along a small stream with natural eutrophic lakes. The site was included within a larger IBA (formerly LU002) in the previous international IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Key biodiversity
This is the most important site for Crex crex in Luxembourg. Milvus migrans, Alcedo atthis and Lanius collurio, listed on Annex I of the Bird Directive, also breed.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Valley of the Alzette (Luxembourg). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-valley-of-the-alzette-iba-luxembourg on 25/12/2024.