Key Biodiversity Areas

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 HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest17
Artificial - Terrestrial60
Grassland5
Wetlands(Inland)5
Shrubland5