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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	non-breeding	2013-2016	max 850 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 (2009) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	3	1	breeding pairs	34	very unfavourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Randbøl Hede	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	94
1992	Vejle Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	28
1992	Billund Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv)	17
1998	Randbøl Hede og klitter i Frederikshåb Plantage	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	90
Grassland		10
Wetlands (inland)		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Randbøl Hede (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/randbøl-hede-iba-denmark on 24/11/2024.