Fauna of Belgium

 

On this page you will find a list of links to different sites that give information on species of the Belgian fauna. You can also find information on the status of endangered animals that are mentioned in the red lists of the IUCN.

• Wallonia

• Flanders

• Brussels

• Information at national level

• Information on the fauna of Belgium at the international level

• Agricultural and genetic resources

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Wallonia

• General information
  • Numbers and trends (from Belgium's First National Report, 1998)
  • State of the Walloon Environment 1993 : fauna and flora (in French)
  • State of the Walloon Environment 2000 : fauna and flora (in French)
  • Database on the flora and fauna of the Walloon region by DGRNE (in French)
  • Status of protection of plant and animal species (in French)

• Information on species (in French)
  • Mammals
    • Species list 
    • Red list
    • Fact sheets
    • Other information
    • State of Walloon Environment 1993
    • Mammals in Wallonia : page for schools
  • Birds
    • Species list
    • Red list
    • Atlas of breeding birds or list of species by IGN map number
    • Fact sheets
    • Other information
    • State of Walloon Environment 1993
    • Birds in Wallonia : page for schools
  • Reptiles
    • Species list
    • Distribution or atlas or list of species by IGN map number or IFBL square
    • Fact sheets
    • Other information and links
    • Atlas of reptiles and amphibians in Wallonia and Brussels
    • Reptiles and amphibians in Wallonia : page for schools
  • Amphibians
    • Species list
    • Distribution or atlas or list of species by IGN map number or IFBL square
    • Fact sheets
    • Other information and links
    • Atlas of reptiles and amphibians in Wallonia and Brussels
    • Reptiles and amphibians in Wallonia : page for schools
  • Fish
    • Species list
    • Fact sheets
    • Other information and links
    • Fish in Wallonia : page for schools
  • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Species list
    • Red list
    • Other information
  • Butterflies
    • Species list
    • Red list
    • Contacts, organisations
    • State of Walloon Environment 1993
  • Beetles
    • Ladybirds
    • Ground & tiger beetles (Carabidae - State of the Walloon Environment 1993)
  • Bees and bumblebees
    • State of Walloon Environment 1993
    • The European black honey bee - Apis mellifica mellifica
  • Snails
    • Protection of native edible species

• Fauna of Hesbaye: birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles (in French)

 

Flanders

• General information
  • Numbers and trends (from Belgium's First National Report, 1998)

• Information on species (in English or Dutch)
  • Mammals
    • Monitoring of red squirrel populations
    • Database on birds and bats
  • Birds
    • Breeding birds
      • Red list of breeding birds in Flanders
      • Rare birds monitoring
    • Water birds
      • Species list hibernating water birds
      • Sea and coastal birds
    • Bird protection
    • Barn owl work group
    • Database on birds and bats
  • Amphibians
    • Red list of amphibians in Flanders
    • Distribution lists
  • Fish
    • Red list
  • Spiders
    • Red list (in preparation)
    • Distribution maps (in preparation)
  • Dragonflies
    • Red list
    • Checklist
  • Butterflies
    • Red list
    • Distribution maps

 

Brussels

• General information
  • Numbers and trends (from Belgium's First National Report, 1998)
  • IBGE-BIM website: species present in Brussels (in French or Dutch)
  • Monitoring programme on the state of the environment in the Brussels Capital Region (avifauna and herpetofauna).

• Information on species (in French, Dutch or English)
  • Mammals
    • Database of mammals from the Brussels Capital Region
    • IBGE-BIM website: the fox (in French or Dutch)
    • IBGE-BIM website: the roe deer (in French or Dutch)
    • IBGE-BIM website: bats (in French or Dutch)
  • Birds
    • IBGE-BIM website: birds (in French or Dutch)
    • Atlas des oiseaux nicheurs de Bruxelles 1989 - 1991
    • A description of interesting bird observation sites in and around Brussels. Bruxelles, un endroit peu intéressant pour les ornithos?
  • Fishes
    • IBGE-BIM website: fishes (in French or Dutch)
  • Amphibians and reptiles
    • IBGE-BIM website: amphibians and reptiles (in French or Dutch)
    • Atlas of reptiles and amphibians in Wallonia and Brussels (in French)
  • Invertebrates
    • IBGE-BIM website: invertebrates (in French or Dutch)

 

Information at national level / National checklists

• Mammals
  • Bats
  • The European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) - status in Belgium (in French)
• Birds
• Reptiles and amphibians
  • Reptiles and amphibians (in French)
• Fish
  • Fishes of the North Sea
• Arthropods
  • Crabs of the Belgian waters
  • Pandalidae Identification key (Crustacea)
  • Opiliones, species list and maps of their distribution
  • Spiders, a checklist of Belgian spiders
  • Collembola, a checklist of Belgian species
  • Ladybirds (Coccinellidae, Coleoptera) - in Dutch
  • Staphyliniformia (Coleoptera)
  • Glowworms in Belgium
  • Chewing lices of Belgium (MS Word, Pdf)

 

Information on the fauna of Belgium at international level

• Red list of the IUCN, the WCMC and Birdlife International (searchable database)
• Biodiversity and protected areas (World Resources Institute)

 

Agricultural and genetic resources

• Agris - Belgian cattle breeds (in French, in Dutch)
• Agris - Belgian pig breeds (in Dutch only)
• Agris - Belgian horse breeds (in French, in Dutch)
• List of Belgian breeds (European association for animal production-animal genetic databank)
• Stichting Levend Erfgoed - Association for the protection of traditional breeds (in Dutch)
• Stichting Levend Erfgoed - List of Belgian breeds (in Dutch)
• CARI asbl - Apiculture in Wallonia (in French)

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