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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1987-1991	110 individuals	B3, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1987-1991	143 individuals	B2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	1987-1991	6,482 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1987-1991	35,933 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	winter	1987-1991	194 individuals	C6
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding	1987-1991	803 individuals	B1i, C3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1988-1992	6 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	resident	1989-1992	24 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1987-1991	2 breeding pairs	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1989-1993	136 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	20,000-49,999 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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Weide Oude Rijnstrangen	Natural Monument	2	protected area contained by site	2
Rijntakken	Natuurbeschermingswet	23,047	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rijntakken	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,048	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rijntakken	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,440	protected area overlaps with site	0
Oude Waal	Natural Monument	82	protected area contained by site	82
Oude Rijnstrangen	Nature Reserve	348	protected area contained by site	348
Ooijpolder en Millingerwaard	Nature Reserve	485	protected area overlaps with site	410
Ooijpolder	Nature Reserve	17	protected area contained by site	17
Gelderse Poort	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,967	protected area contained by site	4,967
Gelderse Poort	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,211	is identical to site	6,050
Bemmelse, Gendtse en Klompenwaard Waard	Nature Reserve	108	protected area contained by site	108

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gelderse Poort. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.