Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1988-1991 | 174 breeding pairs | B3 |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus | LC | non-breeding | 1989-1991 | 2,275 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 1987-1991 | 88 breeding pairs | C6 |
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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Westerschelde & Saeftinghe | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 44,052 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe | Natuurbeschermingswet | 43,682 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 43,748 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Voordelta | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 83,534 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Voordelta | Natuurbeschermingswet | 83,534 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Voordelta | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 83,534 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Voordelta | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 90,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 350 |
Vlakte van de Raan | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 17,521 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vlakte van de Raan | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 22,600 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Vlakte van de Raan | Natuurbeschermingswet | 17,521 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Coastline | Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats | - |
Sea | Open Sea | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Westplaat. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.