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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	non-breeding (2013–2021)	171–390 birds	B3a, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	non-breeding (2013–2019)	900–8,590 birds	A4, B3a, C3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	non-breeding (2013–2018)	906–10,230 birds	A4, B1b, B3a, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding (2018)	255 birds	B3a, C2

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 of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Livø	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	1
1992	Vesthimmerlands Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	1
1992	Morsø Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	<1

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

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 25/12/2024.