Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4 (2000)
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Area: 7,280 hectares (72.80 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | very poor | not assessed | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A narrow peninsula with shallow fjord areas containing shoals and banks with an intertidal zone, saltmarsh and some brackish lagoons. There are grazing-meadows on the landward side and cultivated areas with scattered habitation.
Key biodiversity
Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive bred at the site in 1988, including Circus aeruginosus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Sterna paradisaea, S. albifrons and Asio flammeus, but no recent data are available on breeding birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Harboøre Tange, Plet Enge & Gjeller Sø (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harboøre-tange-plet-enge-&-gjeller-sø-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.