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The site was identified as important in 2021 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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	non-breeding	2013-2021	171-390 individuals	B3a, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	non-breeding	2013-2019	900-8,590 individuals	A4, B3a, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding	2013-2018	906-10,230 individuals	A4, B1b, B3a, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	2018	255 individuals	B3a, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2021) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1977	Vejlerne and Logstor Bredning	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1977	Livø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser	1
1983	Løgstør Bredning; Livø, Feggesund og Skarrehage	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1992	Vesthimmerlands Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	1
1992	Morsø Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	<1
1998	Løgstør Bredning; Vejlerne og Bulbjerg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Løgstør Bredning (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/løgstør-bredning-iba-denmark on 22/11/2024.