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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter (-)	present	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	PREV COCE BE043	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1990	openbaar bos Oost-Vlaanderen	Openbaar bos (VI)	4
2014	Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen	Erkend natuurreservaat (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bourgoyen-ossemeersen-iba-belgium on 27/12/2024.