Tailles (734)
Belgium, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Tailles
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.2667, Longitude: 5.7167
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 84.93846
Protected area coverage (%): 30.71
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An area of mires and heaths in a woodland and grassland landscape in the Ardennes.
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: Species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive occurring on passage or wintering include Milvus migrans, M. milvus, Circus cyaneus, C. aeruginosus and Falco columbarius.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | forestry (60%) | hunting (70%) | nature conservation and research (10%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 17 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 60 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 | |
| Shrubland | 5 |