Bassin de la Haine (721)
Belgium, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Bassin de la Haine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.4833, Longitude: 3.7333
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 137.15373
Protected area coverage (%): 31.92
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A complex of ponds, marshes and grasslands in the Haine river basin.
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: Passage species include Pandion haliaetus, Pluvialis apricaria, Tringa glareola, Sterna hirundo and Lullula arborea (summer and passage).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (25%) | fisheries/aquaculture (1%) | forestry (50%) | hunting | nature conservation and research (5%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport (15%) | water management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 54 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 9 | |
| Forest | 23 |