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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	breeding	2011-2015	3-4 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wijnjeterper Schar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	170	protected area overlaps with site	328
Van Oordts Mersken	Natuurbeschermingswet	842	is identical to site	0
Van Oordt's Mersken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	842	is identical to site	670
Van Oordt's Mersken	Nature Reserve	388	protected area contained by site	388
Van Oordt's Mersken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	536	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Van Oordt's Mersken. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/04/2023.