Brown Ridge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Razorbill Alca torda LC winter 2009-2011 common B1ii, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge LC winter 2009-2011 common B1ii, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brown Ridge (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brown-ridge-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.