Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gelderse Poort. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.