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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	1900-1999	14,520 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1990	2,110 individuals	B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1990-1999	7,555 individuals	B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2001	min 32 breeding pairs	B3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1990	1 breeding pairs	C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1990-1999	632 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1990-1999	1,053 individuals	B1i, B2, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1990-1999	234 breeding pairs	B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	resident	1990-1999	266 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1960-1999	23,128 individuals	A4iii, C4

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)
Wattenmeer, Ostfriesisches Wattenmeer & Dollart	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	121,620	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Waddensea of Lower Saxony	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	240,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Unterems und Außenems	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,377	protected area overlaps with site	1,749
Rheiderland	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,685	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Petkumer Deichvorland	Naturschutzgebiet	170	protected area overlaps with site	157
Nendorper Deichvorland	Naturschutzgebiet	115	protected area contained by site	117
Emsmarsch von Leer bis Emden	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,019	protected area overlaps with site	722

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ems valley between Leer and Emden. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2022.