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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1989	3,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	-	20,000-36,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	-	15,000-30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	-	300-500 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	10,000-40,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage	-	15 individuals	C2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage	-	10,000-15,000 individuals	B1i, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1995	100-120 breeding pairs	B2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1996	10 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Cyanecula svecica	LC	breeding	1993	60-80 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	50,000-99,999 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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Uitkerkse Polder	Nature Reserve	60	protected area contained by site	60
Uitkerkse Polder	Erkend natuurreservaat	394	protected area overlaps with site	0
Stadswallen van Damme	Erkend natuurreservaat	130	protected area contained by site	0
Sint-Donaaspolder	Erkend natuurreservaat	11	protected area overlaps with site	0
Polders	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,866	protected area overlaps with site	739
Poldergraslanden Paddegat-Klemskerke	Vlaams natuurreservaat	27	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Poldercomplex	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,766	protected area overlaps with site	9,349
openbaar bos West-Vlaanderen	Openbaar bos	5,789	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lage Moere van Meetkerke	Vlaams natuurreservaat	1	protected area contained by site	0
Het Krekengebied van Lapscheure en Hoeke	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	132	protected area overlaps with site	0
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,782	protected area is adjacent to site	0
DomWVL09208	Militaire domeinen onder het protocol	4	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Uitkerkse polder	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	524	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Poldergebieden tussen Oostende, Jabbeke en De Haan	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	225	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Gebieden van de overgang van polders naar zandstreek langs het kanaal Brugge-Oostende	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	306	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Fonteintjes en Oudemaarspolder	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	54	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Fonteintjes	Erkend natuurreservaat	19	protected area overlaps with site	12
De Damse polders	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	121	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Polderkomplex. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/01/2021.