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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	non-breeding	1991	12,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Haematopus ostralegus	NR	non-breeding	1991	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1991	25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	non-breeding	1991	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	passage	1991	75,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	1991	136 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	100,000-499,999 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)
Vadehavet med Ribe Å; Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	134,760	protected area contains site	850
Vadehavet med Ribe Å, Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	112,700	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vadehavet	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	115,671	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vadehavet	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	150,482	protected area contains site	850
The Wadden Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,143,403	protected area contains site	0
Nationalpark Vadehavet	Nationalpark	146,600	protected area contains site	850
Mandø	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	854	protected area overlaps with site	800
Esbjerg Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	6,400	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Coastline	Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mandø. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/01/2021.