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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	13,667-15,800 individuals	B1i, C3
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	2011-2015	11-22 breeding pairs	C6
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla	LC	breeding	2011-2015	5-9 breeding pairs	C2, C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Leekstermeer (Gr)	Nature Reserve	2
-	Leekstermeer (Dr)	Nature Reserve	38
-	Leekstermeer GRL	Nature Reserve	10
2000	Leekstermeergebied	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2000	Leekstermeergebied	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	94
2010	Leekstermeergebied	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	65
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	31

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	97
tourism/recreation	31
fisheries/aquaculture	26

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