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The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	winter	2011-2015	391 individuals	B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	1,143-1,673 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	1 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2016).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Mareca strepera	Gadwall	180	1143	individuals	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Unknown	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zoommeer-Eendracht	Natural Monument	218	protected area contained by site	218
Zoommeer	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,175	protected area overlaps with site	1,175
Zoommeer	Natuurbeschermingswet	1,038	is identical to site	0
Zoommeer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,046	is identical to site	1,051

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zoommeer. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zoommeer-iba-netherlands on 30/09/2023.