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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	-	2,200-4,210 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	-	4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	-	1,700 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	-	250-500 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	3,000-15,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	-	3,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	-	800 individuals	B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	-	350 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1996	15 breeding pairs	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1996	50-60 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1996	21 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1993	70-100 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Schorren van de Beneden Schelde	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	420	protected area overlaps with site	420
Schorren en Polders van de Beneden-Schelde	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,085	protected area overlaps with site	7,080
Schor van Doel	Erkend natuurreservaat	52	protected area contained by site	0
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,957	protected area overlaps with site	571
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	359	protected area overlaps with site	0
Grote Geule	Erkend natuurreservaat	22	protected area overlaps with site	0
Groot Buitenschoor en Galgenschoor	Erkend natuurreservaat	262	protected area overlaps with site	0
Groot Buitenschoor	Nature Reserve	215	protected area contained by site	215
Galgenschoor	Nature Reserve	45	protected area contained by site	45
De Wase Scheldepolders	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	312	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Slikken en schorren langsheen de Schelde	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	1,664	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Kuifeend	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	432	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Schorren en Polder van de Beneden-Schelde. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/704 on 09/06/2023.