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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	1987-1991	8,013 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1987-1991	55 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	1987-1991	84 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1987-1991	2,002 individuals	B2
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1987-1990	11,043 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1988-1990	430 individuals	B2
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	1988-1991	1,283 individuals	B2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	1990-1992	77 breeding pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1987-1991	386 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000 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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zeeburg	Nature Reserve	111	protected area contained by site	111
Waddenzee I	Natural Monument	125,000	protected area overlaps with site	286
Waddenzee (Wadden Sea)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	249,998	protected area overlaps with site	1,256
Waddenzee	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	264,858	protected area overlaps with site	1,378
Waddenzee	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	271,771	protected area overlaps with site	1,379
Waddenzee	Natuurbeschermingswet	271,771	protected area overlaps with site	0
Waddensea Area	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	260,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wadden Sea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	249,998	protected area overlaps with site	0
The Wadden Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	1,143,403	protected area overlaps with site	1,600
Schorren van de Eendracht	Natural Monument	970	protected area contained by site	970
De Schorren	Nature Conservation Law	6,711	protected area contained by site	1,256

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Mud flats & sand flats	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Texel: Schorren and Zeeburg. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/03/2023.