Data Zone
Country/territory: Denmark
IBA criteria met: B3a, C3 (2021)
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Area: 13,570 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2009 | very unfavourable | not assessed | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A shallow fjord area with coastal lagoons and saltmarshes (the latter habitat comprising less than 5% of the area of the IBA) in the western part of Nissum Bredning.
Key biodiversity
Formerly internationally important for wintering populations of Bucephala clangula, Mergus serrator and M. merganser but these were not recorded in significant numbers in the last midwinter counts in 1991.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nissum Bredning (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nissum-bredning-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.