The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | LC | non-breeding | 1994 | 1,091 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | non-breeding | 1994 | 8,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | non-breeding | 1994 | 6,900 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris | LC | breeding | 1994 | 10 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | breeding | 1994 | 1,000 breeding pairs | B1i, C3 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1994 | 592-670 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6 |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | passage | - | 1,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | breeding | 1994 | 266-272 breeding pairs | B2 |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | breeding | 1992 | 530 breeding pairs | B2 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1996 | 1,024 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown | 1994 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2019 | not assessed | very high | not assessed |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
no | unset | - |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | problematic native species/diseases - named species | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | other ecosystem modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | very high |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | not assessed |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Værnengene | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser | 2,598 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Varde Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 22,150 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Skjern Å | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,580 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 24,535 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ringkøbing Fjord og Nymindestrømmen | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ringkøbing Fjord og Nymindestrømmen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 27,684 | protected area overlaps with site | 27,684 |
Ringkøbing Fjord | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 28,459 | protected area contains site | 27,720 |
Ringkobing Fjord | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 27,652 | protected area contains site | 27,720 |
Nymindestrøm | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser | 420 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Blåbjerg Egekrat; Lyngbos Hede og Hennegårds Klitter | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 694 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Intertidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ringkøbing Fjord. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ringkøbing-fjord-iba-denmark on 19/03/2024.