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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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	-	present	B1i, C3

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)
PREV COCE BE043	Nature Reserve	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
openbaar bos Oost-Vlaanderen	Openbaar bos	4,329	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Vallei van de Benedenleie	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	663	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen	Erkend natuurreservaat	194	is identical to site	0
Bourgoyen-Grijtgracht	Erkend natuurreservaat	13	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
unknown	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/01/2021.