Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 35,060 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | very unfavourable | not assessed | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A narrow strait including islands and peninsulas with coves, lagoons, saltmarshes, reedbeds, broadleaved forests, cultivated land and some scattered habitation.
Key biodiversity
Up to seven waterbird species are present in significant numbers during cold winters, totalling over 20,000 individuals. Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including Recurvirostra avosetta, Sterna paradisaea and S. albifrons.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lillebælt (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lillebælt-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.