Stevns (3073)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Stevns
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.3500, Longitude: 12.4333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 41
Area of KBA (km2): 5.84128
Protected area coverage (%): 49.33
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A long coastline with low chalk cliffs, agriculture and Fagus forest. There is one abandoned and one functional chalk pit in the area. Exact delimitation of the site is not possible.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: An important bottleneck site for migrating raptors, including Buteo buteo, in autumn. Numbers for the 1993-1996 period average 17,600 birds per autumn (minimum 12,214 in 1996, maximum 23,854 in 1993). Large annual variations are due to changes in the prevailing winds and also, to some extent, changes in observer coverage. The area receives birds that also migrate through Falsterbo in Sweden (Swedish IBA 061). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (max. 14, passage).
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 25 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 25 | |
| Shrubland | 25 | |
| Grassland | 25 |