Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, C3 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 240 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | not assessed | very unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A dyked lagoon with reedbeds, surrounded by conifer plantations, mixed deciduous scrub, grazed meadows and fields.
Key biodiversity
This small area also holds high densities of staging ducks. Circus aeruginosus, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breeds at the site.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hovvig. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/08/2019.
